Question 116

Reaction time measures, how quickly a runner reacts to the starter pistol? In the 100 m dash at the 2004 Olympic Games, Lauryn Williams had a reaction time of 0.214 second. Her total race time, including reaction time, was 11.03 seconds How long did it take her to run the actual distance

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Solution

Time taken to run the actual distance = total race time - Reaction time
= (11.03- 0.214) s
= 10.816s

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