Question

In the drivers’ championship, points are awarded for each race as given in the table below.
Place Points
1
st
6
2
nd
4
3
rd
2
4
th
1
With 5 races remaining the top 3 drivers are Lewis, Michael and Jenson.
Driver Championship points
Lewis 27
Michael 25
Jenson 24
Assume that Jenson continues to finish in the top three for every race. What is the smallest
number of the remaining races that Jenson needs to win to guarantee winning the
championship?
A 1
B 2
C 3
D 4
E 5

Answer 1

1st place=6 points
2nd place=4points
3rd place=2points
4th place=1 point

Lewis=27 championship points
Micheal=25 championship points
Jenson=24 championship points