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Problem 45

Algebra Difficulty 1.1 Find the answer CEMC Gauss (Grade 8) · Canada · 2015

Which of the following is closest to 5 cm?

The length of a full size school bus
The height of a picnic table
The height of an elephant
The length of your foot
The length of your thumb

A number or a short expression. Fractions can be typed as 3/2, and spacing doesn't matter.

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Official 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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