CAT 2003 Slot 2 — DILR Question 39
Answer the following question based on the information given below.
In a Decathlon, the events are 100m, 400m, 100m hurdles, 1500m, High jump, Pole vault, Long jump, Discus, Shot put and Javelin. The performance in the first four of these events is consolidated into Score 1, the next three into Score 2, and the last three into Score 3. Each such consolidation is obtained by giving appropriate positive weights to individual events. The final score is simply the total of these three scores. The athletes with the highest, second highest and the third highest final scores receive the gold, silver and bronze medals, respectively. The table given below gives the scores and performance of nineteen top athletes in this event.
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What is the least that Daley Thompson must get in Score 2 that ensures him a bronze medal?
Answer & solution
- A
5309
5296
- C
5271
- D
5270
Score of First rank holder = 8905
Score of second-highest rank holder = 8897
To get the bronze, Daley has to score one more than that scored by Torsten who scores 8880.
Required Score 2
= 8881 − (3003 + 582)
= 8881 − 3585
= 5296
Hence, option (b).