The table shows the distances and times that four people ran. Without making any calculations, who ran the fastest?

Data for Four People Running
Name
Distance
Time
Anton
3.2 miles
20 minutes
Betsy
3.4 miles
20 minutes
Christine
2.6 miles
20 minutes
Donovan
2.8 miles
20 minutes
Anton
Betsy
Christine
Donovan

1 answer

To determine who ran the fastest without doing any calculations, we can look at the distances that each person ran in the same amount of time (20 minutes).

  • Anton ran 3.2 miles
  • Betsy ran 3.4 miles
  • Christine ran 2.6 miles
  • Donovan ran 2.8 miles

From the distances alone, we see that Betsy ran the farthest distance of 3.4 miles. Since all runners were timed the same (20 minutes), the one who covered the most distance in that time ran the fastest.

Therefore, Betsy ran the fastest.