Olympic Math Activity with Decimals

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Olympic Math

Men’s 100m Race


NameTime
                                                                                                                               

1.  What is the difference between the gold and silver medal times?

2.  How much longer did it take the person in 5th place to run the race than the person in 3rd place?

3.  What is the difference between the top two times compared to the bottom two times?  

Men’s 100m Butterfly


Name  Time
                                                                                                                                   

1.  How much longer did it take for the bronze medalist to swim the 100m butterfly than it took the gold medalist? 

2.  Does it take longer to run 100m or swim 100m?  According to the gold medal times, how much longer does it take?

3.  Write the gold medal time as a fraction.  

Women’s Gymnastics Team Finals


 Country Score
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
United States (If not already listed)

1.  How many more points did the silver team score than the bronze team?  Write your answer in word form.

2.  How would you write the United States’s overall score in expanded form?

3.  Would the sum of the top three scores be greater or less than 500 points?  By how much? 

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