Your 3-person relay team in gym class finished an obstacle course in 43.5 seconds. Estimate the average time per person on the team.

Question

Your 3-person relay team in gym class finished an obstacle course in 43.5 seconds. Estimate the average time per person on the team.

Answer 1

An average is the total time divided by the number of people.  So, in your example, take the total time of 43.5 seconds and divide it by 3 (3 people ran in the relay team) to determine the avegage time per person.  (14.5 seconds)