Question

Ben, Claire and Devon are training for a triathalon. Today, they are practicing their swimming by swimming one mile. Ben swam 0.77 of the mile before stopping. Claire swam 3/5 of the mile and Devon swam 82% of the mile before stopping. Who swam the farthest distance? Who swam the shortest distance?

Answer 1

Given:

Ben, Claire, and Devon are swimming one mile.

Ben swam 0.77 of the mile before stopping.

So, the distance Ben swam = 0.77 x 1 = 0.77 mile

Claire swam 3/5 of the mile.

So, the distance Claire swam = 3/5 x 1 = 3/5 = 0.6 miles

Devon swam 82% of the mile before stopping.

So, the distance Devon swam = 82% of 1 mile = 0.82 x 1 = 0.82 miles

Arrange the distances in order from the largest to the least:

0.82, 0.77, 0.6

So, the answer will be:

The farthest distance is for Devon = 0.82 miles

The shortest distance is for Claire = 0.6 miles