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

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

anonymous · Answer

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