Answer: 0.08 meters per second
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Work Shown:
Distance = rate*time
rate = distance/time
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For Sarah, she runs 324 m in 61.3 seconds. Her speed is:
rate = distance/time
rate = (324 m)/(61.3 sec)
rate = (324/61.3) meters per second
rate = 5.28548 meters per second approximately
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Repeat the same set of steps for Emily
rate = distance/time
rate = (324 m)/(60.4 sec)
rate = (324/60.4) meters per second
rate = 5.36423 meters per second approximately
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The last thing to do is subtract the results we got
5.36423 - 5.28548 = 0.07875
This then rounds to 0.08 meters per second when rounding to two decimal places.