Question

Nora and Rachel were the fastest two swimmers at the swim meet .Nora finishing time was 25.04 and Rachel’s was 25.4 .Nora was so happy .She believed she had tied with Rachel, Rachel said good job Nora but I won .Who is correct?

Answer 1

Nora Won

Explanation:

In a swimming contest you would go for the least time, so, let's see who had the least time:

20 = 20 (Tens places)

5 = 5 (Unit place)

0 < 4 (Tenths place)

So, Nora was the winner and she was faster than Rachel by 0.36 seconds

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