At Rome in 1987 Candian Ben Johnson reduced the world record time for 100m, 9.93 seconds, by 1%. What was the new world record (correct to 2 decimal places).​

Respuesta :

Answer: new record for 100m is 9.83seconds

Step-by-step explanation:

1% decrease = 1/100 × 9.93 seconds

=0.0993

New record = 9.93-0.0993

Answer:

9.83 seconds

Step-by-step explanation:

Reduced by 1% means 99% of the previous

(99/100)×9.93 = 9.8307