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Table 3
Hotdogs
eaten
money
Prize
(US$)
Write down the ratio of prize money to the number of hotdogs eaten for
a
of the top three male and female competitors in 2017.
each
Simplify this ratio and then express it in four dierent ways (a : b, fraction,
b
percentage).
decimal,
Represent the ratio of the number of hot dogs eaten by each of the
d
(from all of the competitions) to the duration of the competition
winners
Which representation in part d makes Joey Chestnut’s world record in
e
most visible? Explain.
2017
a ratio to show that the results of the 2006 contest could have been
Use
Make sure that your ratio clearly demonstrates why the results
dierent.
have been dierent. Would this be a fair way to determine the
could
that could include both genders? Justify your answer.
winner
Is this competition more fair now that the contest is divided by gender?
g
Explain.
down what is going well so far in this unit in terms of your
Write
learning.
something positive about yourself that you know you can
Describe
rely on in class.
always
The 2017 women’s results are shown in Table 3.
1 Miki Sudo 41 10 000
Position
Competitor
2 Michelle Lesco 32.5 5 000
3 Sonya Thomas 30 2 500
c Which representation is most useful? Explain.
in four ways.
f
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