Explanation; To determine whether your teammate is correct, we need to calculate how long it would take you to run the 1500-meter race at an average speed of 5.4 meters per second, and compare that time to Sam's time of 4 minutes 35 seconds.
To calculate the time it would take you to run the race, we can use the formula:
time = distance / speed
where distance is the length of the race (1500 meters) and speed is your average speed (5.4 meters per second).
Plugging in these values, we get:
time = 1500 / 5.4
time = 277.78 seconds
This is equivalent to 4 minutes 37.78 seconds.
Comparing this time to Sam's time of 4 minutes 35 seconds, we can see that Sam would finish the race before you.
Therefore, your teammate is not correct.