Question

A school holds a pairs running

competition. In Team A, Finn runs 33 km
and his team-mate Jake runs 3 km.
Team B runs a total of 7 km.
5
9
10
a) Which team runs further?
b) How much further, in kilometres (km),
does that team run? Give your answer in
its simplest form.

Answer 1

Explanation:

(a) Step 1

Distance ran by Finn = 3.2

Distance ran by Jake = 3.9

Total Distance of team A = 7.1

Step 2

Distance ran by team B = 7.2

Hence team B ran further

(b) Difference in distances ran by team A and B = 7.2 -7.1

= 0.1 km

Hence team B ran 0.1 km more than team A