Question

Explain how you could find the difference in times between any two races, given the days, hours, minutes, and seconds.

Answer 1

To find the difference in times between any two races, you would need to convert the days, hours, minutes, and seconds into a single unit of time (e.g. seconds). Once you have done this, you can subtract the two times to get the difference. For example, if the first race was 2 days, 3 hours, 4 minutes, and 5 seconds and the second race was 1 day, 2 hours, 3 minutes, and 4 seconds, you would convert the times into seconds (2 days = 172800 seconds, 3 hours = 10800 seconds, 4 minutes = 240 seconds, 5 seconds = 5 seconds; 1 day = 86400 seconds, 2 hours = 7200 seconds, 3 minutes = 180 seconds, 4 seconds = 4 seconds). Then, you would subtract the two times (172800 + 10800 + 240 + 5) - (86400 + 7200 + 180 + 4) = 86400 + 3600 + 60 + 1 = 90161 seconds. This is the difference in times between the two races.