Question

In a 100-meter race, Gordon took 16 seconds to complete the race and Chris took 15 seconds to complete the same race. Find the speed of each boy. Give your answer to 2 decimal places

Answer 1

Answer:

Given Data:

1. Distance=s=100m
2. Time taken by the gordon=t1=16s
3. Time taken by the chris=t2=15s

Step-by-step explanation:

Solution:

1. To find the speed of gordon we wipl use a formula given as

• v=s/t
• putting t=t1
• v=s/t1
• v=100/16
• v=6.25 m/s

To find speed of chris using thecsame formula

• v=s/t
• putting t=t2
• v=s/t2
• v=100/15
• v=6.667m/s