Question

A competitive high school swimmer takes 56.7 seconds to swim 100. yards. What is his rate in m/min?

Answer 1

Answer:

96.72 m/min

Explanation:

The following data were obtained from the question:

Time (t) = 56.7 s

Distance (d) = 100 yard

Rate (R) =?

Next, we shall convert 56.7 s to minutes. This can be obtained as follow:

60 s = 1 min

Therefore,

56.7 s = 56.7 s × 1 min /60 s

56.7 s = 0.945 min

Next, we shall convert 100 yard to metre (m). This can be obtained as follow:

1 yard = 0.914 m

Therefore,

100 yard = 100 yard × 0.914 m /1 yard

100 yard = 91.4 m

Finally, we shall determine the rate of the swimmer as follow:

Time (t) = 0.945 min

Distance (d) = 91.4 m

Rate (R) =?

R = d/t

R = 91.4/0.945

R = 96.72 m/min

Thus the rate of the swimmer is 96.72 m/min