Crazy Geese


Five geese competed in a 110-meter hurdles race. The participants were four geese Lucas, Alexander, Olivia, Harper and one gander John . The gander John had the slowest result (11.29).

(a) Mark the positions they finished in above their names in the table.

(b) Highlight the fastest goose in blue.

(c) Circle the middle result.

(d) In the column below their results, write how much they lagged behind the fastest goose.

(e) In the next column below, write how much faster the geese were compared to the gander John.

(f) In the bottom row, calculate the average speed of each goose (in meters per second) using the following formula: \(\text{Speed} = \frac{110 \, \text{m}}{\text{Time in seconds}} \)
(a) 5.
(b) Lucas Alexander Olivia John Harper
(c) 10.40 10.20 10.36 11.29 10.79
(d) 0.89 s
(e)
(f) 10.19 m/s