Question

Andre is running in an 80m hurdle race there are eight equally spaced hurdles on the racetrack the first hurdle is 12 M from the start line the last hurdle is 15.5 M from the Finish Line calculate how far the hurdles are from one another show your reasoning

Answer 1

The hurdles are 7.5 m apart from one another.

`7.5\text{ m}`

Step-by-step explanation:

Given that Andre is running in an 80 m hurdle race.

The first hurdle is 12 M from the start line and the last hurdle is 15.5 M from the Finish Line

The distance between the first and last hurdle will be;

`\begin{gathered} d=80-(12+15.5) \\ d=80-27.5 \\ d=52.5\text{ m} \end{gathered}`

From the first hurdle to the last hurdle there will be 7 equal spaces between the 8 hurdles.

So, the length between each of the hurdles will be;

`\begin{gathered} l=(d)/(7)=(52.5)/(7) \\ l=7.5\text{ m} \end{gathered}`

Therefore, the hurdles are 7.5 m apart from one another.