Question

To win a relay race, you must swim 200 yards before your opponent swims 190 yards. You swim at a pace of 50 yards every 40 seconds. Your opponent swims at a pace of 10 yards every 8.5 seconds. Who wins the race?

Answer 1

Answer:

You would win the race

Step-by-step explanation:

You would have to swim for 2 minutes and 40 seconds which is the same as 160 seconds.

The opponent would swim

$19 \times 8.5$

Which is161.5 seconds

This means you would win