Question

the distance between the teams in first and second place is 5.7 meters. the distance between the teams in second and third place is one-thrd that distance.how much farther ahead is the team in first place than the team in third

Answer 1

5.7 * 1/3 = x

x + 5.7 = the distance between team 1 and 3

Answer 2

my options are 1.9,5.7,7.6, and 2.5

Answer 3

did you solved what I just gave you?

Answer 4

solve 5.7 * 1/3 first. You will get x. Then whatever you get from 5.7* 1/3 add it 5.7 again which is the distance of team 1 and 2. We are simply adding up the distance of each team to the point where we obtain the distant total between team 1 and 3.