SOLUTION: A runner can run 100 yards in 9.8 seconds and 440 yards in 49 seconds. What is the ratio of her average speed in the 440 to her average speed in the 100?
Algebra.Com
Question 66566This question is from textbook Advanced mathematics
: A runner can run 100 yards in 9.8 seconds and 440 yards in 49 seconds. What is the ratio of her average speed in the 440 to her average speed in the 100?
This question is from textbook Advanced mathematics
Answer by venugopalramana(3286) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A runner can run 100 yards in 9.8 seconds and 440 yards in 49 seconds. What is the ratio of her average speed in the 440 to her average speed in the 100?
AVG.SPEED IN 100 Y RUN=100/9.8
AVG.SPEED IN 440 Y RUN = 440/49
RATIO OF AVG. SPEEDS = [(440/49)]/[(100/9.8)]=(440*9.8)/(100*49)=0.88
RELATED QUESTIONS
Albert and Bob ran a race of 440 yards. In the first trial, Albert gave Bob a headstart... (answered by ankor@dixie-net.com)
Albert and Bob ran a race of 440 yards. In the first trial albert gave bob a start of 65... (answered by ankor@dixie-net.com)
Debbie walked 440 yards in 5 minutes. What is her speed in miles per... (answered by rfer)
Two contestants run a 440-yard course. The first wins by 4 seconds when given a head... (answered by MathTherapy)
If a car travels 440 miles in 8 hours what is the average speed of the... (answered by fcabanski)
A high school track athlete sprints 100 yards in 15 seconds. determine the number of feet (answered by ikleyn)
This was a second problem on my Algebra Homework.
A very fast man can run 100 yards in... (answered by rfer)
jhon can run 36 yards in 48 seconds. what is his running rate in yards per... (answered by checkley77)
it takes a runner 18 seconds to run a distance of 264 feet. What is the runners speed in... (answered by jim_thompson5910)