MOCK EXAM
MATHEMATICS PERFORMANCE TASKS
TASK 29
Visit to Jamaica Zoo
Strand: Algebra
Objective: Students will compute using
multiple mathematical operations to solve
real world problems.
The Jamaica Zoo is open all year round and
features a wide variety of different animals. Some of the animals include Lions (born
in Santa Cruz, St. Elizabeth), Llama, Zebras, Monkeys, Crocodiles and Toucans just
to name a few. They also have a petting area, in which visitors have the option to take
pictures with pets, such as “Peter” a Ball Python Snake and Lizzy, which is a baby green
Iguana, not to mention the pet crocodile “Sof ”. Your class visited the zoo at the end the
school year.
Task 1: The Sky Safari is a chairlift that carries visitors over the zoo. Each bench can hold
a maximum 3 people and maximum 159 kg. Cameron weighs 61kg, your cousin weighs
50kgand you weigh 55kg. Can all three of you share a bench on the Sky Safari? Use words
and numbers to explain your answer.
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MATHEMATICS PERFORMANCE TASK 86 CHRISTIE WAINWRIGHT
Perormance Task - Mock Eam - isit amaica oo