Thomas finished the 200 meter race in 25.7 seconds while Mikah finished in 28.1 seconds. How much faster did Thomas run the race than Mikah?
A.
2.9 seconds
B.
2.4 seconds
C.
1.6 seconds
D.
1.4 seconds
To find out how much faster Thomas ran the race than Mikah, we subtract the time it took Mikah to finish the race from the time it took Thomas to finish the race: 25.7 seconds - 28.1 seconds = -2.4 seconds.
Since the question asks for how much faster Thomas ran the race than Mikah, we take the absolute value of the difference: |-2.4 seconds| = 2.4 seconds.
Therefore, Thomas ran the race 2.4 seconds faster than Mikah.
The answer is B. 2.4 seconds.