Question

If a swimmer swims 85.4 yards in five minutes, how many meters will she swim in 70.0 seconds?

Answer 1

To find the rate yards per second:
Convert minutes to seconds
300(five min.)
Then, 85.4/300 to find yards per second.
= 0.28466667
Then multiply by 70
=19.9266669
Then multiply by 0.914(meter in a yard)
=18.2129735