{"id":8791,"date":"2024-09-24T11:24:47","date_gmt":"2024-09-24T10:24:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mathsweekengland.co.uk\/?p=8791"},"modified":"2024-09-24T11:30:51","modified_gmt":"2024-09-24T10:30:51","slug":"paralympic-maths-quiz-answers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mathsweekengland.co.uk\/?p=8791","title":{"rendered":"Paralympic Maths Quiz Answers"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"8791\" class=\"elementor elementor-8791\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce651d9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ce651d9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f23e09 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1f23e09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.19.0 - 07-02-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">PARALYMPIC MATHS QUIZ ANSWERS<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18a04d8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"18a04d8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8e32b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f8e32b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.19.0 - 07-02-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<ol><li>The Paris 2024 Paralympics will have 4,400 athletes competing in 22 sports. The first Paralympic games took place in Rome in 1960 featuring 400 athletes. What is the difference between the number of athletes in 1960 and 2024?<br \/><br \/>4400 \u2013 400 = 4000<br \/><br \/><\/li><li>The Paris 2024 Olympics had 329 gold medal events. At the Paralympics there are 549 events. Calculate the sum of gold medal events over the Olympics and the Paralympics.<br \/><br \/>329 + 549 = 878<br \/><br \/><\/li><li>At the Tokyo Paralympics (2020), the GB team finished second behind China with 124 medals including 41 golds and 45 bronze. How many silver medals did they win?<br \/><br \/>124 \u2013 (41 + 45) = 38<br \/><br \/><\/li><li>The hoop used in wheelchair basketball is 3.05 metres from the ground, just like at the Olympic Games. There\u2019s no difference! What is this height in feet and inches?<br \/><br \/>3.05 m = 10 feet<br \/><br \/><\/li><li>The world record for the wheelchair marathon stands at 01:17:47 (held by Switzerland\u2019s Marcel Hug in the T53-54 category). Convert his total time into seconds.<br \/><br \/>60 secs in 1 minute, 60 minutes in 1 hour (3600 secs).<br \/><br \/>So, 1 hour = 3600 secs, 17 mins = 1020 secs. Total secs = 3600 + 1020 + 47 = 4667 secs<br \/><br \/><\/li><li>Set by Markus Rehm (T64) at the European Para Championships in 2021, the long jump world record stands at 8.62 metres. The men\u2019s long jump record, set by Mike Powell in 1991 is 8.95 metres. Calculate the difference between the two world records.<br \/><br \/>8.95 \u2013 8.62 = 0.33 m or 33 cm<br \/><br \/><\/li><li>The wheelchairs used in wheelchair racing allow the athletes to race at speeds of up to 36 km\/h. Convert this speed to mph.<br \/><br \/>36 km\/h = 22.4 mph<br \/><br \/><\/li><li>Each para triathlon race comprises 750m of open water swimming, 20 km of cycling and 5 km of running. Calculate this total distance in miles.<br \/><br \/>Total distance in km = 0.75 +20 + 5 = 25.75 km = 16 miles<br \/><br \/><\/li><li>Athletes often record faster times at the Paralympic Games than at the Olympics. In Rio, Algeria\u2019s Abdellatif Baka won the 1500m gold in 03:48:29, while Matthew Centrowitz of the USA had become the Olympic champion two weeks earlier in a time of 03:50:00. Calculate the difference in these two times.<br \/><br \/>03:50:00 \u2013 03:48:29 = 1:31 or 1 minute 31 secs<br \/><br \/><\/li><li>215 GB athletes will compete at the Paralympics in Paris 2024. 327 GB athletes completed at the Olympics. 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