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Question

4 teams of hikers measured the distance they hiked over a two hour period.

The distances are shown in the table below.


Team A Team B Team C Team D
1st hour 3.64 3.49 3.42 3.56
2nd hour 3.35 3.61 3.77 3.39

Which team travelled the greatest distance over the two hours?

Worked Solution

A possible strategy:

A quick estimate of the distances of Team A and Team D show both totals will be below 7 km.

⇒\rArr Evaluate only Team B and Team C:

Team B: 3.49 + 3.61 = 7.10 km

Team C: 3.42 + 3.77 = 7.19 km

∴\therefore {{{correctAnswer}}}

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563

Question

4 teams of hikers measured the distance they hiked over a two hour period.

The distances are shown in the table below.


Team A Team B Team C Team D
1st hour 3.64 3.49 3.42 3.56
2nd hour 3.35 3.61 3.77 3.39

Which team travelled the greatest distance over the two hours?

Worked Solution

A possible strategy:

A quick estimate of the distances of Team A and Team D show both totals will be below 7 km.

⇒\rArr Evaluate only Team B and Team C:

Team B: 3.49 + 3.61 = 7.10 km

Team C: 3.42 + 3.77 = 7.19 km

∴\therefore Team C

Question Type

Multiple Choice (One Answer)

Variables

Variable nameVariable value
correctAnswer
Team C

Answers

Is Correct?Answer
x

Team A

x

Team B

✓

Team C

x

Team D

Tags

  • ch_decimal
  • nap_nc