(D) decreases, inverse
Average speed of a body is defined as the ratio of the distance traveled to the time taken to travel the distance. The runner runs the same distance of 400 m during each lap but takes 5 seconds more for each lap.
Since [tex]v_a_v_g=\frac{d}{t}[/tex], as time increases, the average speed for each lap increases.
Thus, [tex]v\alpha \frac{1}{t}[/tex] when the distance traveled is the same. This is an example of an inverse proportionality relationship.