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Question 402301: One athlete won a 100-meter race with a time of 9.69 seconds. Another athlete won a previous 100-meter race in 15.0 seconds. If they ran in the same race repeating their respective times, by how many meters would the faster athlete win? Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! One athlete won a 100-meter race with a time of 9.69 seconds.
Another athlete won a previous 100-meter race in 15.0 seconds.
If they ran in the same race repeating their respective times, by how many
meters would the faster athlete win?
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Find the speed of the second runner = 6 meter/sec
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Find how far he would run 9.69 seconds
9.69 * 6.667 = 64.6 meters
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100 - 64.6 = 35.4 meters behind the 1st runner when he cross the finish line
