Question

In a 100 meter race, Sam runs at a speed of 1.66 m/s. If Sam gives a start of 4m to Jack and still beats him by 12 seconds, what is the speed of Jack in m/s?

Answer 1

100/1.66 = 60.24 seconds is the time taken by sam

time taken by jack = 60.24 + 12 = 72.24 seconds

distance covered by jack = 96m

speed of jack is = 96/72.24 = 1.328 m/s