document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1053813>Question 1053813</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 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 45.03 be affected? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Would the x seconds be added to or subtracted from the times recorded?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "They should be added.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " Would the median 45.03 be affected?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "It would be 45.03+x since all the times would increase by \"x\".<BR>\n" );
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