Of the 10,000 participants in the Cooper Run/Walk, 42% were runners and one-third of the runners were female. Sally, a female runner, finished faster than exactly 90% of the female runners. What is the greatest number of female runners who could have finished faster than Sally?

140 female runners

Step-by-step explanation:

First find out the number of runners:

= 42% * 10,000

= 4,200 runners

Then find out the number of female runners:

= 4,200 * 1/3

= 1,400 female runners

Sally finished faster than 90% of the female runners which means that 10% finished faster or at the same time as her.

= 10% * 1,400

= 140 female runners

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