Jocelyn ran a race in 15.3 seconds. Karissa ran the same race in 15.06 seconds. Who won the race, karissa or jocelyn?

Answer 1

J = 15.3 s

K = 15.06 s

To determine the winner in a race, we want the smaller value (i.e., who ran faster)

Compare the two values...

15.3 s _?_ 15.06 s

15.3 s > 15.06 s

J > K (i.e., J is greater than K...

we want the expression to

reflect which is lesser, so

reverse the equation)

K < J (i.e., Karissa's time was less than Jocelyn's

time and so Karissa was the winner)