Simon Whitfield of Victoria, British Columbia, won the men’s triathlon at the Sydney Olympics. The race
consisted of a 1.5-km swim in Sydney Harbour, a 40-km bike ride through Sydney and a 10-km run.
a) What percent of the race distance
is each component? Express your
answer to the nearest tenth of a percent.
b) What percent of the race distance
is spent on land? Express your answer
to the nearest tenth of a percent.
Please show your work and post your answers in the Comments section for this post! (below)
Hint: Think part to whole!
a) 1.5 + 40 + 10 = 51.5 km
ReplyDelete40 divided by 51.5 = 77.7% bike ride
10 divided by 51.5 = 19.4% running
1.5 divided by 51.5 = 2.9% swimming
b) 77.7 + 19.4 = 98.1% is on land
1.5 + 40 + 51.5
ReplyDelete1.5 divided 51.5 = 2.9%
40 divided 51.5 = 77.7%
10 divided 51.5 = 19.4%
77.7 + 19.4 = 97.1%
A)40+1.5+10=51.5 km
ReplyDelete40\51.5=77.7% bike
1.5\51.5=2.9%swim
10\51.5=19.4%run
B)19.4+ 77.7= 98.1&is on dry land.
a) 1.5 + 40 + 10 = 51.5km
ReplyDelete40/51.5 = 77.7% [bike]
10/51.5 = 19.4% [run]
1.5/51.5 = 2.9% [swim]
b) 77.7% + 19.4% = 97.1% is on dry land.
A)1.5KM + 40KM + 10KM = 51.1KM
ReplyDelete1.5 divided by 51.1 = 0.02935 x 100 = 2.9%
40 divided by 51.1 = 0.7827 x 100 = 78.3%
10 divided by 51.1 = 0.1956 x 100 = 19.6%
B)78.3% + 19.6% = 97.9% is spent on land.
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ReplyDelete1.5 + 40 + 10 = 51.5
ReplyDelete1.5 divided by 51.5 = 0.0291262 x 100 =2.9%(swim)
40 divided by 51.5 = 0.776699 x 100 = 77.7%(bike)
10 divided by 51.5 = 0.1941747 x 100 = 19.4%(run)
b) 77.7 + 19.4 = 97.1km spent on land
a)
ReplyDelete1.5km+40km+10km=51.5km
40km/51.1km=776699x100=77.7% for the bike ride
10km/51.1km=0.1941747x100=19.4% for the run
1.5km/51.1km=0.0291262x100=2.9% for the swim
b)
77.7%+19.4%=97.1% of the race was spent on land
1.5 + 10 + 40 = 51.5
ReplyDeletea) 40/51.5 = 0.776699 x 100 = 77.7%( bike )
10/51.5 = 0.1941747 x 100 = 19.4%( running )
1.5/51.5 = 0.0291262 x 100= 2.9%( swimming )
b) 77.7 + 19.4 = 97.1%
1.5 + 10 + 40 = 51.5
ReplyDeletea) 40 / 51.5= 0.776699 x 100= 77.7%
10 / 51.5 = 0.1941747 x 100 = 19.4%
1.5 / 51.5= 0.0291262x 100= 2.9%
b) 77.7+ 19.4= 97.1% on land
1.5+40+10=51.5 a)1.5/51.5=0.0291=2.9%
ReplyDelete10/51.5=0.1941=19.4%
40/51.5=0.7766=77.7%
b) 77.7%+19.4%=97.1
a) 40+10+1.5=51.5
ReplyDelete2.5/51.5= 0.029=2.9% he swam 2.9% of the race
10/51.5= 0.194=19.4% he ran 19.4% of the race
40/51.5= 0.777=77.7% he biked 77.7% of the race
b) 77.7%+19.4%= 97.1
he was on land for 97.1 percent of the race
a) 10km + 1.5km + 40km = 51.5km
ReplyDeleteBiked- 40/51.5 = 77.7%
Ran- 10/51.5 = 19.4%
Swim- 1.5/51.5 = 2.9%
b) 77.7%
+ 19.4% = 97.1% he was on the land for 97.1% of the race.
A) 10km =1.5km+40km =51.5km
ReplyDeleteSwimming 2.5/1.5=0.029-0.29%
Running 10/51.5= 0.194.= 19.4 %
Bike 40/51.5= 77.7%
B) 77.7
+ 19.4%= 97.1%
A) 10km=1.5km+40km=51.5km
ReplyDeleteSwimming 2.5/1.5=0.029-0.29%
Running 10/51.5= 0.194=19.4%
Bike 40/51.5=77.7
B) 77.7+ 19.4% =97.1
A) 1.5km + 40 km = 41.5 + 10km = 51.1km
ReplyDeleteSwimming 1.5/51.1 = 0.0293542 x 100 = 2.93542 = 2.9%
Biking 40/51.5 = 0.7827788 x 100 = 78.27788 = 78.3%
Running 10/51.1 = 0.1956947 x 100 = 19.56947 = 19.6%
B) 78.3% + 19.6% = 97.9%