Question

7. Five swimmers entered a competition. Four of the swimmers had their turns. Their scores are 9.8, 9.75, 9.79 and 9.81 seconds respectively. About what score should the fifth swimmer get in order to win the competition. Explain your answer.​

Answer 1

We must order these decimals from least to greatest. Then we must determine how the least compares with the winning score.

9.80 -> 3

9.75 -> 1

9.79 -> 2

9.81 -> 4

The least decimal is 9.75. Now we must determine how 9.75 compare with the winning score.

The last swimmer must get a score less than 9.75 seconds in order to win.