Question

Here are the Indian Records and World Records for some jumps.

Sports	World Record	Indian Record
High Jump (Men) Long Jump (Men) High Jump (Women) Long jump (Women)	Javier S. (2m 45 cm) Mike P. (8m 95 cm) Stefka K. (2m 9 cm) Galina C. (7m 52 cm)	Chandra Pal (2m 17 cm) Amrit Pal (8m 8 cm) Bobby A. (1m 91 cm) Anju G. (6m 83 cm)

Find out from the table —
If Mike P. could jump ________ centimetres longer, his jump would be full 9 metres.

Answer 1

We know
1 m = 100 cm
Now,
9 m = (9$\times$100) cm = 900 cm
High jump of Mike P. = 8 m 95 cm
= 8 m + 95 cm
= (8$\times$100) cm + 95 cm
= 800 cm + 95 cm
= 895 cm
Now,
900 cm − 895 cm = 5 cm

$\begin{array}{ccccc}& 9& 0& 0& \\ -& 8& 9& 5& \\ & 0& 0& 5& \\ & & & & \end{array}$

If Mike P. could jump 5 centimetres longer, his jump would be full 9 metres.