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Melissa ran the 800 meter dash in 3 minutes and 8 seconds at the district track meet. Her goal was to run the race in 2 minutes and 45 seconds. How much faster did Melissa need to run to meet her goal?

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Hey there! I'm happy to help!

There are sixty seconds in a minute. This means there are 180 seconds in 3 minutes, meaning that Melissa ran her race is 188 seconds.

2 minutes is 120 seconds, plus 45 gives us 165 seconds.

188-165=23

Melissa had to run 23 seconds faster to meet her goal.

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Answer:

She needs to run 23 seconds faster

Explanation:

First convert from minutes to seconds

3 minutes and 8 seconds= 188 seconds

2 minutes and 45 seconds=165 seconds

Now subtract

188-165=23

She needs to run 23 seconds faster

Hope this helps :)

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