SOLUTION: suppose the timing device used in the men 2013 world championship race failed to activate at the start of the race and instead began to record the times x seconds into the race. Ho

Question 1118111: suppose the timing device used in the men 2013 world championship race failed to activate at the start of the race and instead began to record the times x seconds into the race. How would the competitors times would be affected. Would the x seconds be added to or subtracted from the times recorded? Would the median 1814.01 be affected?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
suppose the timing device used in the men 2013 world championship race failed to activate at the start of the race and instead began to record the times x seconds into the race.
How would the competitors times would be affected. Would the x seconds be added to or subtracted from the times recorded?
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Would the median 1814.01 be affected?
The median number would be x seconds short of the actual runners time
but it's position when the unadjusted times were listed would be correct.
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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