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To find:The name of the swimmer with fastest swimming rate.
Answer to Problem 23IP
Person J is the fastest among the others.
Explanation of Solution
Given information:
The given table is shown below.
Swimmer | Person J | Person D | Person K |
Event | |||
Time (s) |
Calculation:
To find the name of the swimmer with fastest rate, determine the unit rate of each swimmer.
Calculate the rate of Person J by dividing the event by time.
Calculate the rate of Person D by dividing the event by time.
Calculate the rate of Person K by dividing the event by time.
From the above, it is clear that Person J has fastest swimming rate.
Therefore, Person J is the fastest among the others.
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