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Sports Measurement Problems
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Sports Measurement Problems
📚 Part 1: Multiple Choice
1. Convert 1 minute 23.45 seconds into seconds.
83.45 s
1 234.5 s
60.2345 s
2. A sprinter runs 400 m in 50.25 s. What is their average speed (in m/s)?
7.96 m/s
12.58 m/s
0.79 m/s
3. How long (in minutes) to cycle 5 km at 20 km/h?
15 minutes
6 minutes
0.25 minutes
4. Check all factors that can affect a measured sprint time.
Reaction time of the timer
Wind or slope on the track
Incorrect measurement of distance
Athlete's shoe colour
✏️ Part 2: Short Answers & Calculations
5. A swimmer completes 200 m in 1 minute 52.30 seconds. Calculate their average speed in m/s. Show working.
6. Convert 9.6 seconds into milliseconds. ___________ ms
7. A 4 × 100 m relay team records 42.36 s total. Three runners each ran 10.40 s. How long did the fourth runner take? Show working.
8. Group timing: a 20 m sprint was timed three times: 3.12 s, 3.08 s and 3.10 s. (a) Find the average time. (b) Calculate the average speed in m/s (to two decimal places).
9. Reflection: Name one source of error when timing a sprint and one practical way to reduce that error.
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