Question

Find the number of meters each record holder ran in one second of each event. Round to the nearest tenth.

A. 200 meters, 19.30 seconds, Usain Bolt, Jamaica

B. 400 meters, 43.18 seconds, Michael Johnson, USA

C. 100 meters, 9.69 seconds, Usain Bolt, Jamaica

Answer 1

To find the answers to each you have to divide the total distance by the total time to get the answer in meters/sec, which would be distance run per sec.
A. 200m/19.30sec = 10.36 meters per second
B. 400m/43.18sec = 9.26 meters per second
C. 100m/9.69sec = 10.32 meters per second