SOLUTION: in the 1984 olypics, carl lewis of the united states won the gold medal in the 100 meter race with a time of 9.99 seconds. in the 1896 olmpics, thomas burke, also of the united sta

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: in the 1984 olypics, carl lewis of the united states won the gold medal in the 100 meter race with a time of 9.99 seconds. in the 1896 olmpics, thomas burke, also of the united states, won the gold medal in the 100 meter race in 12.0 seconds. If they ran in the same race repeating their respective times, by how many meters would lewis beat burke? This question is from textbook College Algebra essentials enhanced with graphing utilities

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Since Burke ran 100 meters in 12 seconds, then we have to determine the distance he would have covered in 9.99 seconds.
So, the following proportion can be used to determine this:

12m = 999
m = 83.25 meters

This means that Burke would cover 83.25 meters in 9.99 seconds, and thus, Lewis would beat Burke by 16.75 (100 � 83.25) meters.

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