Shaunae Miller-Uibo won the gold medal in the 400 meter race at the 2021 Olympics. Her time was 48.36 seconds. Marileidy Paulino won the silver medal in the race with a time of 49.2 seconds. How many seconds separated the top two runners

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The time difference between the top two runners can be calculated by subtracting the second-place time from the first-place time.

48.36 seconds - 49.2 seconds = -0.84 seconds.

Therefore, the top two runners were separated by -0.84 seconds.