Question

The table below displays the distances ran by the students on the Collins Middle School track team during after-school practice.

Susan ran 2.75, Daphe ran 2 1/5, Tasha ran 1.4, Marie ran 3.5, Tia ran 1 3/10.

What is the difference between the student who ran the farthest distance and the student who ran the least distance?

Answer 1

Answer: 2.2

Explanation:

To find the difference between the student who ran the farthest distance and the student who ran the least distance, we need to first determine the distances ran by each student.

According to the table, the distances ran by the students are as follows:

- Susan: 2.75

- Daphne: 2 1/5 (which can be converted to a decimal as 2.2)

- Tasha: 1.4

- Marie: 3.5

- Tia: 1 3/10 (which can be converted to a decimal as 1.3)

To find the student who ran the farthest distance, we look for the highest value in the list, which is 3.5 (ran by Marie).

To find the student who ran the least distance, we look for the lowest value in the list, which is 1.3 (ran by Tia).

Now, to find the difference between the farthest and least distances, we subtract the distance ran by the student who ran the least from the distance ran by the student who ran the farthest:

3.5 - 1.3 = 2.2

Therefore, the difference between the student who ran the farthest distance (Marie) and the student who ran the least distance (Tia) is 2.2 units (whatever the unit of distance is in the given table).