Question

Alina is able to swim at a rate of about 2.5 miles per hour. Talia is able to swim at a rate of 1.8 meters per second. Which statement comparing the two swimmers is accurate

Answer 1

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Answer 2

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Answer 3

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Answer 4

yeah? one sec Im finding a miles conversion, Im not good with US metrics

Answer 5

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Answer 6

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Answer 7

You need to have both speeds in the same units to affirm something, converting Alina's speed into meters per second or Talia's speed into miles per hour.

• 1 mile per hour = 0,44704 meters per second

Soon Alina's speed is = 2.5 x 0.44704 = 1.12 meters per second

or
Talia's speed = 1.8 / 0.44704 = 4.02 miles per hour

Comparing the speeds we can say that Talia is able to swim about 1.52 miles per hour or 0.68 meters per second faster than Alina.