Question

Thomas finished the 200 meter race in 25.2 seconds while Mikah finished in 27 seconds. How much faster did Thomas run the race than Mikah?
A.
0.8 of a second
B.
1 second
C.
1.8 seconds
D.
2.3 seconds

Answer 1

So if you know the slope-intercept formula, you would do
\[\frac{ y _{1}-y _{2} }{ x _{1}-x _{2}}\]
Whichever rate is the greatest tells you who runs at a faster rate. Then simply just take the difference of the rates and you have your answer.