The average speed of a car is 600 metres/minute. How much slower(in metres/second) does the car run than a sprinter who covers 100 metres in 9.6 seconds?

$\frac{5}{12}$

The average speed of a car = 600 metres/minute = 10 m/sec

Speed = \(\frac{DIstance}{Time}\)

The average speed of a sprinter = \(\frac{100}{9.6}\) m/sec

 Difference of the average speed of car and sprinter = \(\frac{100}{9.6}\) – 10

 Difference of the average speed of car and sprinter = \(\frac{40}{96}\)

= \(\frac{5}{12}\) m/sec

So ,  The car runs  \(\frac{5}{12}\) m/sec slower than a sprinter.