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E
In 1915 the average age of Australian and New Zealand soldiers was 28 years.
(i)
How many years younger than 28 was the average age of the sample of ANZAC
soldiers killed in Gallipoli?
(ii)
Calculate this age difference as a percentage of 28.
F
No one is sure exactly how many men died in action or as a result of wounds
in Gallipoli. The number is somewhere between 8160 and 8710.
(i)
Assuming the number is 8710, use the sample information to estimate the
number of ANZAC soldiers killed in the Gallipoli Campaign who were less than
21 years old.
(ii)
How many maths classes with 25 students in each class could have been made
from the ANZAC soldiers who were less than 21 years old when they were killed
in the Gallipoli Campaign?
4.
The first ANZAC Division contained 30 000 men. Of these men, 631 were officers and
29 369 were enlisted men.
A
Of the 631 officers only about onesixth had previous war experience.
How many of the officers had no previous war experience?
B
Calculate the percentage of the first Division who were officers.
C
In the random sample of 520 ANZAC soldiers killed in the Gallipoli
Campaign only 1 man was an officer, the remaining 519 men were enlisted.
What percentage of the sample killed in Gallipoli was an officer?
D
One T.V. commentator said: “If you are going to fight in a war, make sure you
are an officer. Officers are less likely to be killed.”
Use your answer to parts (B) and (C) to determine whether the T.V.
commentator’s statement is correct. Give a reason for your opinion.
Want to know more?
Log onto these sites to find out more information about the ANZACs at war
http://www.awm.gov.au/
http://www.awm.gov.au/database/collection.asp
© Sue Thomson and Shriro Australia PTY Limited. This activity may be photocopied for classroom use.
