Question

Four children take part in a swimming relay race.

The table shows their times in the race.


Name Time taken

(seconds)

Manjit: 92.4

Pierre: 86.7

Safia: 85.1

Chen: 91.8


Work out the total time taken by the team in minutes and seconds.


.................minutes ...............seconds

Answer 1

5 Minutes and 56 Seconds

Explanation:

Manjit= 1 Minute and 32.4 Seconds

Pierre = 1 Minute and 26.7 Seconds

Safia = 1 Minute and 25.1 Seconds

Chen = 1 Minute and 31.8 Seconds

4 X 1 Minute = 4 Minutes

32.4 + 26.7 +25.1 +31.8 = 116 or 1 Minute and 56 Seconds

Therefore, the answer is 5 Minutes and 56 Seconds