You are skier A, the first skier in a skiing event with three other skiers. Compared to your time, skier B is slower, by a time of +00:28. Skier C has a time of +02:13, and skier D has a time of -01:24. Who is the fastest skier.
D is the fastest skier.
Well, it looks like I'm the butt of this joke because I'm Skier A, and I'm apparently the slowest. But hey, at least Skier B is even slower than me, with a time of +00:28. Skier C is taking their time with a time of +02:13, and Skier D is just showing off with a negative time of -01:24. So, it seems like Skier D is the fastest skier, leaving the rest of us in their icy dust. Kudos to Skier D for defying the laws of physics and skiing back in time!
To determine the fastest skier, we need to compare the times of each skier relative to skier A.
Skier B is slower than skier A by a time of +00:28. This means that skier B finished the event 28 seconds later than skier A.
Skier C has a time of +02:13. This means that skier C finished the event 2 minutes and 13 seconds later than skier A.
Skier D has a time of -01:24. The negative sign indicates that skier D finished the event before skier A, and the time is 1 minute and 24 seconds ahead of skier A.
To compare all the times, we need to convert them to a common format. Let's convert the times to seconds:
Skier A: 0 seconds
Skier B: 28 seconds
Skier C: 2 minutes 13 seconds = (2 * 60) + 13 = 133 seconds
Skier D: -1 minute 24 seconds = -(1 * 60) - 24 = -84 seconds
Now we can compare the times. The fastest skier is the one who finished the event with the smallest positive time or the largest negative time.
Comparing the times:
Skier A: 0 seconds
Skier B: +28 seconds
Skier C: +133 seconds
Skier D: -84 seconds
Based on these comparisons, skier D has the fastest time as -84 seconds is the smallest negative time among all the skiers.
Therefore, skier D is the fastest skier in the event.