Question

At a track meet samma finished the 200 meter dash in 25.08 seconds. Tom finished the 100 meter dash in 12.54 seconds. Which runner ran at a faster average rate?

Answer 1

Hence The Average Rate of Samma and Tom is same hence Both runners ran at same Average rate of 7.97 m/s.

Explanation:

Given:

Total Distance of Samma = 200 m

Total Time taken by Samma = 25.08 seconds.

First we will find the Average Rate of Samma.

Average Rate of Samma can be calculated by Dividing Total Distance of Samma with Total Time taken by Samma

Framing in equation Form we get:

Average Rate of Samma=
`\frac{\textrm{Total Distance of Samma}}{\textrm{Time taken by Samma}}`

Substituting the values we get;

Average Rate of Samma=
`(200)/(25.08) =7.97 \ m/s`

Also Given:

Total Distance of Tom = 100 m

Total Time taken by Tom = 12.54 seconds.

First we will find the Average Rate of Tom.

Average Rate of Tom can be calculated by Dividing Total Distance of Tom with Total Time taken by Tom

Framing in equation Form we get:

Average Rate of Tom =
`\frac{\textrm{Total Distance of Tom}}{\textrm{Time taken by Tom}}`

Substituting the values we get;

Average Rate of Tom =
`(100)/(12.54) =7.97 \ m/s`

Hence The Average Rate of Samma and Tom is same hence Both runners ran at same Average rate of 7.97 m/s.