Sarah competes in a long jump competition.

Question

Her first jump is 4.25m.
Her best jump is 12% more than this.
However, her best jump is 15% lower than the winning jump.
Work out the length of the winning jump.

Answer 1

0.85x = 4.25

Answer 2

4.25 + 0.12*4.25 = 4.76 m. = Her best.
4.76 + 0.15*4.76 = Winning jump.

Answer 3

23.66

Answer 4

4.25 as it is big

Answer 5

4.25 with 12% increase is 4.76 . 4.76 with 15% increase is 5.5 . That means the winning jump is 5.5

Answer 6

thanks Ms.sue

Answer 7

5.6

Answer 8

5.6 is the answer