Question

Paloma can run the 100-meter dash in 16 1/5 seconds. Savannah's best time is 19.8 seconds. How much faster is Paloma than Savannah in the 100-meter dash?

Answer 1

16 and 1/5 is equal to 16.2
So 19.8 subtract 16.2 is equal to 3.6
Savannah is 3.6 or 3 and 3/5 seconds faster than Paloma.

Answer 2

Paloma is 3.6 seconds faster than Savannah in the 100-meter dash.

Explanation:

Consider the provided information.

Paloma can run the 100-meter dash in 16 1/5 seconds.

16 1/5 is a mixed fraction, first simplify it as shown:

`16(1)/(5)=(81)/(5)`

`(81)/(5)=16.2`

Paloma's best time is 16.2 seconds.

Now we need to find how much faster is Paloma than Savannah in the 100-meter dash.

To find this we need to subtract 16.2 from 19.8 as shown.

19.8 - 16.2 = 3.6 seconds

Paloma is 3.6 seconds faster than Savannah in the 100-meter dash.