Question

A relay race is 1/10 kilometer long. Four athletes will run an equal distance to complete the relay. How far does each athlete run ?

Answer 1

25 metres. Because 1/10th of a kilometre is a 100 metres. And four athletes divided by 100 metres is 25 metres.

Answer 2

Answer:

25 meters.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let us suppose each athlete run x km.

Hence, four athlete will run 4x km.

Now, the distance of the relay race is 1/10 km

Thus, we have

$4x=\frac{1}{10}$

Divide both sides by 4

$x=\frac{1}{40}km$

Now, 1 km = 1000 meters. Thus, we have

$x=\frac{1}{40}\times1000\\\\x=25$

Thus, each athlete run 25 meters.