Question

christina swims 2400 feet in 16 meters. gloria swims 12 meters in 15 seconds. whose average is faster? Explain. Use 1 meter =3.28 feet

Answer 1

To determine whose average is faster, we convert the distances to the same units and calculate the average speed for each swimmer. Christina's average speed is faster than Gloria's.

Step-by-step explanation:

To determine whose average is faster, we need to calculate the average speed for each swimmer. First, we convert Christina's distance from feet to meters: 2400 feet * (1 meter / 3.28 feet) = 731.71 meters. Next, we calculate Christina's average speed: 731.71 meters / 16 seconds = 45.73 meters per second.

Now, let's calculate Gloria's average speed: 12 meters / 15 seconds = 0.8 meters per second.

Comparing the two average speeds, we can see that Christina's average speed of 45.73 meters per second is faster than Gloria's average speed of 0.8 meters per second. Therefore, Christina's average is faster.