Question

The men's world record (as of 2007) for swimming 1500 m in a long course pool is 14 min 34.56 s. At this rate, how many seconds would it take the men's world record holder to swim 0.600 mi?

Answer 1

Answer:

it will take 562.882 sec to cover 0.6 mi  

Explanation:

We have given that men swims 1500 m in 14 min 34.56 sec

So distance = 1500 m

And time = 14 min 34.56 sec

We know that 1 minute = 60 sec

So 14 min 34.56 sec = 14×60 +34.56 = 874.56 sec

Speed is the ratio of distance and time

So speed $v=\frac{1500}{874.56}=1.7151m/sec$

Now new distance = 0.6 mi

As 1 mi = 1609 m

So 0.6 mi = 0.6×1609 = 965.4 m

So time taken to cover 965.4 m

Time $t=\frac{965.4}{1.7151}=562.882sec$

So it will take 562.882 sec to cover 0.6 mi