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Usain Bolt runs a 100 m race and defeats his rival by 1 m. If Usain's speed was 9 m/s, the speed of the rival was :

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✅ Correct Option: 3

Bolt covers 100 m at 9 m/s, taking 1009\frac{100}{9} s. In that same time the rival covers 99 m, so his speed is 99÷1009=89110099 \div \frac{100}{9} = \frac{891}{100} m/s.

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