Sheet # 1/The Summer Olympics - Medals
Name: _____________________ Date_____________
Explain and Show Your Work.
This table shows the number of medals awarded to the top 10 nations in the 1996 Olympics.
United States
.
Germany
20
18
27
.
Russia
26
21
16
.
China
16
22
12
.
Australia
9
9
23
.
France
15
7
15
.
Italy
13
10
12
.
South Korea
7
15
5
.
Cuba
9
8
8
.
Ukraine
9
2
12
.
1) How many gold, silver, and bronze medals did the United States team win in all?
2) How many more gold medals did the United States team win than the team from Australia?
3) How many countries on the chart won fewer than 40 medals?
4) How many countries won the same number of gold medals? List the countries.
Answers for Sheet #1 (Olympics)
1) 44 + 32 + 25 = 101 medals
2) 44 - 9 = 35 gold medals
3) 5 countries won less then 40 medals France, Italy, South Korea, Cuba, Ukraine
4) Australia, Cuba and Ukraine won the same amount of gold medals. (9 each)