Question

at the 2012 london olympics, michael phelps won the gold medal in the mens 100 - meter butterfly. he swam the first 50 meters in 26.96 seconds. the second 50 meters took him 25.39 seconds. what was his total time?

Explanation:

Step1: Identify times to add

We have the time for first 50 - meters ($26.96$ s) and second 50 - meters ($25.39$ s).

Step2: Add the two times

$26.96+25.39 = 52.35$

Answer:

$52.35$ seconds