Question

11. Benjamin plotted -1.5 and 1.6 on a number

line. Which point is further from zero?
12.
Times in 50-meter Dash
Runner
Time (s)
Steve
7.41
Mike
7.38
Daniel
7.43
Mauricio
7.25
Four runners ran the 50-meter dash. The
times are shown in the table above.
Which runner had the fastest time?

Answer 1

11 1.6

12 Mauricio

Explanation:

11. Take the absolute value of each number to determine which is furthest from zero

|-1.5| and |1.6|

1.5 and 1.6

1.6 is greater than 1.6 so it is further from 0

12. The fastest time is the smallest time

The ones place all has 7's so look at the tenths place

The smallest number will have the fastest time

Mauricio has a 2 which is the smallest number

Mauricio has the fastest time