Question

Five athlete are entered into a competition. Four of the athlete have had their turns. Their scores are 9.8 seconds, 9.75 seconds 9.79 seconds and 9.81 seconds to run 200 m distance. What score must the last athlete get in order to win the competition?

Answer 1

That’s easy. He just has to score lower than the lowest athlete’s time. Since the lowest time is 9.75 seconds, any time lower than that will win him the competition.