How much farther?

How much farther?

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This task is about working out the difference between distances.

Question

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a)  Brennan and Heke were having a competition to see who could jump the farthest from a standing start.
     Brennan's best jump was 1.89 metres and Heke's best jump was 2.12 metres.
     How much further was Heke's jump than Brennan's? 

    • 0.23 metres

    • 0.77 metres

    • 1.01 metres

    • 4.01 metres

    • None of these.

Question

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b)  John threw the discus 19.75 metres and Bob's throw was 21.60 metres.
     How much further did Bob throw? 

    • 0.85 metres

    • 1.35 metres

    • 1.85 metres

    • 2.35 metres

    • 2.85 metres

Question

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c)  The winning throw in the shot put was 10.70 metres.
     Jan's best throw was 8.86 metres.
     How much longer was the winning throw? 

    • 1.84 metres

    • 1.94 metres

    • 2.16 metres

    • 2.84 metres

    • 19.56 metres

Task administration: 
This task can be completed with pencil and paper or online (with auto-marking displayed to students).
Levels:
3, 4
Curriculum info: 
Maths, Number and Algebra, Number Strategies
Keywords: 
length, decimals, subtraction
Description of task: 
Students work out the difference in distances of throws and jumps of various athletic events.
Curriculum Links: 
This resource can help to identify students' ability to apply additive and simple multiplicative ideas flexibly to combine or partition numbers to solve decimal  subtraction problems.
Learning Progression Frameworks
This resource can provide evidence of learning associated with
Additive thinking, sets 6-7
Additive thinking, sets 7-8
within the Mathematics Learning Progressions Frameworks.
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Answers/responses: 
 

Y6 (07/1997)

Y7 (07/1997)
a) 0.23 metres easy easy
b) 1.85 metres moderate easy
c) 1.84 metres moderate moderate