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
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.
To find the number of seconds that separated the top two runners, we can subtract the time of the silver medalist from the time of the gold medalist.
Gold Medalist Time - Silver Medalist Time = Number of Seconds Separated
Given:
Gold Medalist Time = 48.36 seconds
Silver Medalist Time = 49.2 seconds
Substituting the values:
48.36 seconds - 49.2 seconds = -0.84 seconds
Therefore, the top two runners were separated by -0.84 seconds.