Question

Irene is training for the 200-meter dash. Yesterday she ran the dash in 31 37/100 secs. Her goal is to run the dash in 28 1/10 secs. By how many seconds must Irene reduce her time in order to reach her goal?

A) 59 1/4
B) 32 1/2
C) 3 3/4
D) 3 27/100

Answer 1

3.27 seconds or 3 27/100

Explanation:

31.37-28.1=3.27

Subtract her first time from the time she wants to achieve to get the amount of time she needs to drop to reach the goal.