Question

The average time for athletes on the Central High School track team to run 200 meters is 27.6 seconds. The

slowest and fastest recorded times varied from the average by 5.3 seconds. What absolute value equation
could the track coach use to determine the minimum and maximum times for the team?
O x + 27.61 = 5.3
Olx - 27.6] = 5.3
O lx - 5.31 = 27.6
O IX +5.31 = 27.6

Answer 1

Option B: |x - 27.6| = 5.3

Explanation:

We are told that the average time for athletes on the Central High School track team to run 200 meters is 27.6 seconds.

We are also told that the slowest and fastest recorded times varied from the average by 5.3 seconds.

This means that the slowest time varied by 5.3 seconds more than the average while the fastest time varied by 5.3 seconds less than the average.

If x is to represent the slowest or fastest time, the absolute value equation can be written as;

|x - 27.6| = 5.3