Angelica ran in a half-marathon. The
length of the race was 21.1 km. She ran
1700 m in the first 10 min of the race. In
each 10-min interval after the first one, her
distance decreased by 4%. How far did she
run in the tenth 10-min interval?
1700 * .96*9
To find out how far Angelica ran in the tenth 10-minute interval, we need to calculate the decrease in distance from the first 10-minute interval.
First, let's calculate the distance covered in the first 10 minutes. Angelica ran 1700 meters.
Next, we need to calculate the distance covered in the subsequent 10-minute intervals. Let's calculate the decrease in distance for each interval.
In the second 10-minute interval, the distance decreases by 4%. The decrease can be calculated as follows: 1700 * 0.04 = 68 meters.
So, in the second 10-minute interval, Angelica ran 1700 - 68 = <<1700-68=1632>>1632 meters.
For each subsequent 10-minute interval, the decrease in distance remains the same at 4%. Therefore, we just need to apply the same decrease to the distance in each interval.
Calculating the distance for the third and fourth 10-minute intervals:
- Third interval: 1632 - (1632 * 0.04) = 1632 - 65.28 = <<1632-(1632*0.04)=1566.72>>1566.72 meters
- Fourth interval: 1566.72 - (1566.72 * 0.04) = 1566.72 - 62.67 = <<1566.72-(1566.72*0.04)=1504.05>>1504.05 meters
We can continue this calculation for each subsequent 10-minute interval until we reach the tenth interval.
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To find out how far Angelica ran in the tenth 10-minute interval, we need to follow these steps:
1. Calculate the distance covered in the first 10 minutes: 1700 m.
2. Calculate the distance remaining after the first 10 minutes: 21.1 km - 1700 m = 21.1 km - 1.7 km = 19.4 km.
3. Calculate the decrease in distance for each 10-minute interval after the first one: 4% of 19.4 km.
- Calculate 4% of 19.4 km: (4/100) * 19.4 km = 0.04 * 19.4 km = 0.776 km.
4. Calculate the distance covered in the second 10-minute interval: 19.4 km - 0.776 km = 18.624 km.
5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 for each subsequent 10-minute interval, decreasing the distance by 0.776 km each time.
6. Calculate the distance covered in the tenth 10-minute interval: 18.624 km - (9 * 0.776 km) = 11.768 km.
Therefore, Angelica ran 11.768 km in the tenth 10-minute interval.