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Combinatorics Difficulty 1.1 Junior Find the answer Canada

The graph shows the total distance that each of five runners ran during a one-hour training session.

Which runner ran the least distance?

Pick one

Solution

Reading from the graph, Phil ran 4 km, Tom ran 6 km, Pete ran 2 km, Amal ran 8 km, and Sanjay ran 7 km. Therefore, Pete ran the least distance.

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