Question

sarah competes in a long jump competion. 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 of the winning jump.

Answer 1

Best jump=4.25+0.12(4.25)=4.76
best jump=75% of winning jump
Winning jump=4.76/75×100=6.35m