in 2008 , the World récord for swimming the 50 meter freestyle event was 21.34 seconds . supposing the athlete swam at a constant rate , what was his speed ? round your answer to the nearest hundreth

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Distance divided by time, then you will have your answer in m/s.

Asubanovsky answered Aug 19, 2016

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50/21.34= about 2.34 m/s. His rate in 2008 would've been 2.34 meters per second

Thomas Decaux answered Aug 23, 2016

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