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Weekly    Challenge
January 27, 2003

This past weekend two of my four children were in a cross country ski race.  Because there were too many athletes to begin the race all at the same time, the race began with a staggerred start.  The first racer started and they waited 60 seconds before they allowed the second racer to begin.  After another 60 seconds the third racer began, and so on.  Here were the times that were called out when they crossed the finish line:
  Ben (1st racer) - 22 minutes
  Tom (2nd racer) - 20 minutes
  Sara (3rd racer) - 23 minutes
  Emily (4th racer) - 23 minutes
  Mike (5th racer) - 26 minutes
  Joe (6th racer) - 30 minutes
Even though Sara and Emily finished at the same time (23 minutes), Emily finished ahead of Sara because she started after Sara.

Can you figure out the times for the skiiers and tell me their place in the race?
 
 
 
 

For 4th and 5th graders: What is the mean, median, and mode for their final race times?