How do i do this problem?

veronicaveronica
in Science & Mathematics

In 2004, A runner from Belarus won the gold medal in the 100 meter race. Her time was 10.93 seconds. In 1988, Florence Joyner of the US set a world record of 10.49 seconds for the 100 meter race. IF these two people has run in the same race with their respective times above, Florence would win, but by how many meters?

HOW DO I DO THIS?!

Comments

  • mike-jmike-j

    100 m / 10.93 s = 9.1491

    9.1491 m/sec for Belarus

    10.49 * 9.1491 = 95.974 meters

    Means when Florence finishes his race in 10.49 (100 meters), Belarus would have run 95.974 meters.

    100 - 95.974 = 4.026 Beat by around 4 meters....

  • ali-kali-k

    100/10.49 ok put this in you calculator...solve it and right it down. Then 100/10.93 do the same thing

    take Florence's awnser and subtract it by the runner from Belarus.

  • anonymousanonymous

    get the rate of each runner

    distance = rate * time

    so rate = distance/time

    so runner one ran 9.15 m/s

    and runner two ran 9.53 m/s

    so if runner two reaches the finish line of 100m in 10.49 seconds

    how many meters did runner one traverse in 10.49 seconds?

    subtract your answer from 100m and that is it.

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