The table shows the times of the top six swimmers in the women’s 100 meter butterfly at the 2012 Olympic Games.

A 2-column table with 6 rows. Column 1 is labeled Place with entries 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. Column 2 is labeled Time (seconds) with entries 55.98, 56.87, 56.94, 57.17, 57.27, 57.35.

Between which two places is the difference in finishing times the shortest?

2 and 3
What is the difference in those times?

Question

The table shows the times of the top six swimmers in the women’s 100 meter butterfly at the 2012 Olympic Games.

A 2-column table with 6 rows. Column 1 is labeled Place with entries 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. Column 2 is labeled Time (seconds) with entries 55.98, 56.87, 56.94, 57.17, 57.27, 57.35.

Between which two places is the difference in finishing times the shortest?

2 and 3
What is the difference in those times?