In the 1996 Olympics, Michael Johnson of the United States won the gold medal in the 200-meter race with a time of 19.32 seconds. In the 2008 Olympics, Usain Bolt of Jamaica, won the gold medal in the 200-meter race in 19.30 seconds. If they ran the same race repeating their respective times, calculate the distance, in meters, that Bolt would have beat Johnson in this race? (Hint: Use the distance formula, d = rt.)

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In the 1996 Olympics, Michael Johnson of the United States won the gold medal in the 200-meter race with a time of 19.32 seconds.  In the 2008 Olympics, Usain Bolt of Jamaica, won the gold medal in the 200-meter race in 19.30 seconds.  If they ran the same race repeating their respective times, calculate the distance, in meters, that Bolt would have beat Johnson in this race? (Hint: Use the distance formula, d = rt.)

anonymous · Answer

I was thinking the answer would be 1.07 right?

bahrom7893 · Answer

$$d_{mj}=r_{mj}*t_{mj}$$$$200=r_{mj}*19.32$$$$r_{mj}=\frac{200}{19.32}$$

bahrom7893 · Answer

$$d_{ub}=r_{ub}*t_{ub}$$$$200=r_{ub}*19.30$$$$r_{ub}=\frac{200}{19.30}$$

anonymous · Answer

never mind i figured thanks for the help though