Question

The average time for athletes on the Central High School track team to run 200 meters is 27.6 seconds. The slowest and fastest recorded times varied

from the average by 5.3 seconds. What absolute value equation could the track coach use to determine the minimum and maximum times for the
team?

Answer 1

|x - 27.6| = 5.3

Explanation:

We are told that the average time for athletes on the Central High School track team to run 200 meters is 27.6 seconds.

Also, that the slowest and fastest recorded times varied from the average by 5.3 seconds.

Thus means that the the slowest time was (27.6 + 5.3) seconds and fastest time was (27.6 - 5.3) seconds.

Thus,if the slowest or fastest time is denoted by "x", the absolute value equation is;

|x - 27.6| = 5.3