The late Florence Griffith-Joyner set the United States national and world record in the 100-meter sprint: 10.69 seconds. Jenny Thompson set the United States national record in the 100-meter freestyle swim: 53.12 seconds. How much faster did Griffith-Joyner run the 100 meters than Thompson swam it?

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To find the difference between the two times, we subtract Thompson's time from Griffith-Joyner's time:

10.69 seconds - 53.12 seconds = -42.43 seconds

Since we are looking for the absolute value of the difference, the answer is 42.43 seconds, which is closest to option D (42.43 seconds).

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