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Paul finished his 800 meter race in 2 minutes and 2 seconds. Jeff finished in 121 seconds. Who finished first? (PLESES SHOW WORK)

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Answer:

Jeff finished first

Explanation:

To solve this equation, I can either converts 2 minutes 2 seconds to seconds or convert 121 seconds to minutes

CONVERT 2 MINUTES 2 SECONDS TO SECONDS

60 seconds = 1 minutes

to convert 2 minutes 2 seconds to seconds, multiply 2 minutes by 60 and then add 2 seconds to it

2 x 60 = 120 seconds

120 seconds + 2 seconds = 122 seconds

Paul finished in 122 seconds while Jeff finished in 121 seconds. Jeff finished first

CONVERT 121 SECONDS TO MINUTES

60 seconds = 1 minutes

To convert 121 seconds to minutes, we have to divide by 60

121/60 = 2 minutes 1 second

Paul finished the race in 2 minutes 2 seconds while eff finished the race in 2 minutes 1 second. Jeff finished first

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