If a swimmer swims 85.4 yards in five minutes, how many meters will she swim in 70.0 seconds?

To find the rate yards per second:

Convert minutes to seconds

300 (five min.)

Then, 85.4/300 to find yards per second.

= 0.28466667

Then multiply by 70

=19.9266669

Then multiply by 0.914 (meter in a yard)

=18.2129735