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Variant 0

DifficultyLevel

584

Question

Usain and Merv are the first two runners in a cross country relay team.

Usain runs 1 lap of the course and passes a baton to Merv for the second lap.

Their results are in the table below.


Runner Minutes Seconds
Usain 2 17
Merv 3 33


How long after Usain started, in seconds, did Merv finish his lap?

Worked Solution
Total Time = 2:17 + 3:33
= 5 minutes 50 seconds
= (5 ×\times 60) + 50
= 300 + 50
= 350 seconds

Question Type

Multiple Choice (One Answer)

Variables

Variable nameVariable value
question
Usain and Merv are the first two runners in a cross country relay team. Usain runs 1 lap of the course and passes a baton to Merv for the second lap. Their results are in the table below.
>>| Runner | Minutes | Seconds | |:-:|:-:|:-:| | Usain | 2|17| | Merv | 3| 33|

How long after Usain **started**, in seconds, did Merv finish his lap?
workedSolution
|| | |-:|-| |Total Time | = 2:17 + 3:33|| || = 5 minutes 50 seconds| || = (5 $\times$ 60) + 50| || = 300 + 50| ||= {{{correctAnswer}}}|
correctAnswer
350 seconds

Answers

Is Correct?Answer
x

76 seconds

x

137 seconds

x

213 seconds

✓

350 seconds

Variant 1

DifficultyLevel

583

Question

Bonny and Clyde are the first two runners in a relay team.

Bonny runs 1 lap of the cross country course and passes a baton to Clyde for the second lap.

Their results are in the table below.


Runner Minutes Seconds
Bonny 4 6
Clyde 5 14


How long after Bonny started, in seconds, did Clyde finish his lap?

Worked Solution
Total Time = 4:06 + 5:14
= 9 minutes 20 seconds
= (9 ×\times 60) + 20
= 540 + 20
= 560 seconds

Question Type

Multiple Choice (One Answer)

Variables

Variable nameVariable value
question
Bonny and Clyde are the first two runners in a relay team. Bonny runs 1 lap of the cross country course and passes a baton to Clyde for the second lap. Their results are in the table below.
>>| **Runner** | **Minutes** | **Seconds** | |:-:|:-:|:-:| | Bonny | 4|6| | Clyde | 5| 14|

How long after Bonny **started**, in seconds, did Clyde finish his lap?
workedSolution
|| | |-:|-| |Total Time | = 4:06 + 5:14|| || = 9 minutes 20 seconds| || = (9 $\times$ 60) + 20| || = 540 + 20| ||= {{{correctAnswer}}}|
correctAnswer
560 seconds

Answers

Is Correct?Answer
x

68

x

314 minutes

x

514 minutes

✓

560 seconds