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Between which two markers does the second student finish in a relay race that is 2 mi long and has 11 students? Show your work.

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Final answer:

The second student finishes between the 1st and 2nd mile marker in the relay race.

Step-by-step explanation:

In a relay race that is 2 miles long and has 11 students, the second student finishes between the 1st and 2nd mile marker.

To calculate the exact position of the second student, we can divide the total distance of the race (2 miles) by the number of students (11) to find the distance between each student. In this case, each student runs approximately 0.18 miles. Since the second student finishes after the first mile marker, but before the second mile marker, they finish between 0.92 miles and 1.10 miles into the race.

Therefore, the second student finishes between the 92% and 110% mark of the total race distance.

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