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? (1 point)
The time difference between Shaunae Miller-Uibo and Marileidy Paulino is 1.16 seconds.
To find the number of seconds that separated the top two runners in the 400 meter race at the 2021 Olympics, subtract the silver medalist's time from the gold medalist's time.
Gold medalist's time: 48.36 seconds
Silver medalist's time: 49.2 seconds
To calculate the difference: 48.36 seconds - 49.2 seconds = -0.84 seconds.
Therefore, the top two runners were separated by 0.84 seconds.