Answer:

Explanation:
We know that:

where
is the initial energy,
is the final energy and
is the energy lost due to friction.
so:

Where M is the mass and V is the velocity of the runner, so:


Answer: The beaker containing pure water has decreased more.
Explanation:
In both cases, the decrease of water level is due to evaporation. We know that evaporation is a surface phenomenon. In the case of salt water, the salt molecules somewhat hinders the evaporation process of the water molecules and hence the salt water evaporates at a slower rate than pure water.
Hence, pure water level falls more.
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