Numeracy Foundation June 2022 Unit 1 Q5
5. One of the events in the World Athletics Championships is the men’s long jump.
In the final, the top 8 competitors are allowed 6 jumps each.
The person who jumps the furthest, out of all the jumps, wins the competition.
The scoreboard below shows the results of the 2019 competition.
All the measurements are in metres.
A foul jump is recorded as X.
When a competitor decides not to jump, it is recorded with a dash (–).
The length of Henderson’s 4th jump is missing from the scoreboard.
| Competitor | 1st Jump | 2nd Jump | 3rd Jump | 4th Jump | 5th Jump | 6th Jump |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Echevarria | 8·25 | 8·14 | 8·34 | 8·30 | 7·91 | X |
| Samaai | 8·11 | 8·15 | 8·23 | X | X | 8·06 |
| Henderson | 8·28 | 8·18 | 8·39 | 8·13 | 8·17 | |
| Jianan | X | 7·89 | 8·05 | X | X | 8·20 |
| Cáceres | 8·01 | 6·31 | X | X | 7·95 | X |
| Hashioka | 7·88 | 7·89 | 7·97 | 7·82 | X | 7·70 |
| Gayle | 8·46 | X | X | 8·69 | – | – |
| Manyonga | 8·16 | 8·05 | 8·18 | 8·10 | 8·14 | 8·28 |
(a) Which competitor was in the lead after all the competitors had completed their 1st jump? [1]
(b) The length of Henderson’s 4th jump was 7 metres and 3 centimetres.
How should this be recorded on the scoreboard? [1]
How should this be recorded on the scoreboard? [1]
(c) What is the difference between the lengths of Cáceres’s 2nd and 5th jumps? [2]
(d) Complete the table below to show who came 1st, 2nd and 3rd at the end of the competition. [1]
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| 1st | |
| 2nd | |
| 3rd |
| Scheme | Marks | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Gayle | B1 | Do not accept 8·46 but accept Gayle and 8.46 |
| Scheme | Marks | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| 7·03 | B1 | Check the scoreboard |
| Scheme | Marks | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| 7·95 – 6·31 or 795 - 631 1·64(m) or 164 (cm) | M1 A1 | Allow any indication of attempting to find the difference between 7.95 and 6.31 If units are given they must be correct |
| Scheme | Marks | Comments | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1 | Ignore any measurements given with the names |