13. higher order thinking the first - place swimmers time in the 100 - meter freestyle at a local swim meet…

13. higher order thinking the first - place swimmers time in the 100 - meter freestyle at a local swim meet was 1.32 seconds faster than the second - place swimmer. what was the time for the first - place swimmer? what was the difference in time between the second - and third - place swimmers?

13. higher order thinking the first - place swimmers time in the 100 - meter freestyle at a local swim meet was 1.32 seconds faster than the second - place swimmer. what was the time for the first - place swimmer? what was the difference in time between the second - and third - place swimmers?

Answer

Explanation:

Step1: Find time of second - place swimmer

Since the first - place swimmer was 1.32 seconds faster than the second - place swimmer, if we let the time of the first - place swimmer be (t_1) and the time of the second - place swimmer be (t_2), we know (t_2=t_1 + 1.32). But we are not given (t_1), so we assume the time of the first - place swimmer is (t_1) and the time of the second - place swimmer is (t_2=t_1 + 1.32).

Step2: No information about third - place swimmer's time

There is no information provided about the third - place swimmer's time in relation to the first or second - place swimmers to calculate the difference between the second and third - place swimmers. Also, to find the time of the first - place swimmer, we have no data. So, we can only answer the first part of the question about the time of the first - place swimmer in terms of the second - place swimmer's time. If we assume the time of the first - place swimmer is (t_1) and the time of the second - place swimmer is (t_2), then (t_1=t_2 - 1.32). And the difference in time between the first and second - place swimmers is 1.32 seconds.

Answer:

We know the first - place swimmer was 1.32 seconds faster than the second - place swimmer. But we cannot determine the time of the first - place swimmer without more information, and we cannot determine the time difference between the second and third - place swimmers as no information about the third - place swimmer is given.