MEASURING TIME

1 Two digital stopwatches X and Y, which record in minutes and seconds, are used to time a race.

The readings of the two stopwatches, at the start and at the end of the race, are shown.
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2 A student uses a stopwatch to time a runner running around a circular track. The runner runs two
laps (twice around the track). The diagrams show the reading on the stopwatch when the runner
starts running, at the end of the first lap, and at the end of the second lap.
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What is the time taken for the runner to run the second lap?

A 0 min 50 s B 1 min 10 s C 1 min 13 s D 2 min 03 s

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The readings of the two stopwatches, at the start and at the end of the race, are shown.

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Which statement about the time of the race is correct?

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A Both stopwatches record the same time interval.
B Stopwatch X recorded 10 s longer than stopwatch Y.

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D Stopwatch Y recorded 50 s longer than stopwatch X.

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4 A stopwatch is used to time an athlete running 100 m. The timekeeper forgets to reset the watch
to zero before using it to time another athlete running 100 m.
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How long does the second athlete take to run 100 m?

A 11.2 s B 11.4 s C 12.4 s D 23.8 s

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