Barbara, Donna, Cindy, and Nicole ran in a relay race.
Barbara: 3 3/10
Donna: 2 4/5
Cindy: 3 2/5
Nicole: 2 1/10
1. The four girls ran in a relay race as a team. If each girl ran one part of the race, what was the team's total time?
2. Find the difference between the fastest girl's time and the slowest girl's time.
3. To break the school's record. the girls' time had to be faster than 12 2/5 minutes. Did the girls break the record? If so, how much faster were they? If not, how much slower were they?
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This is the same as the first one but with different people and times.
James: 2/3
Gilbert: 11/12
Matthew: 5/6
Simon: 7/12
4. The four boys ran in a relay race as a team. If each boy ran one part of the race, what was the team's total time?
5. Find the difference between the fastest boy's time and the slowest boy's time.
3. To break the school's record. The boy's time had to be faster than 2 7/12 minutes. Did the boys break the record? If so, how fast were they? If not, how much slower were they?
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2. Subtract the fastest from the slowest.
3. Find the difference between #1 and #3.
4. Same as #1.
5. Same as #2.
3? Same as #3.
These are the processes. Now you do the work.
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