Marci finished the one hundred yard dash nine-tenths of a second faster than Eva. If Eva finished in thirteen and one-fifth seconds, how long did it take Marci to finish?

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mertsj · Answer

Marci = Eva - .9
Marci = 13.2-.9

anonymous · Answer

Thanks but that's not one of the options

mertsj · Answer

What are the options?

anonymous · Answer

fourteen and one-tenth seconds 

 eleven and twenty-two twenty-fifths seconds 

 fourteen and two-thirds seconds 

 twelve and three-tenths seconds

mertsj · Answer

You're kidding, right?

anonymous · Answer

no

mertsj · Answer

Marci = 13.2-.9
What do you think 13.2-.9 is?  Or did you even bother to do it?

mertsj · Answer

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