Mathematics Awareness Month and the theme this year is Mathematics, Statistics,
April is Mathematics Awareness Month and the theme this year is Mathematics, Statistics,
and the Data Deluge. There is evidence of data collection, display and analysis all around.
You have learned about many types of data displays and will learn many more throughout the
years. It is important to be able to look at data and be able to create a display and analyze
what you see. The data tells a story.
Number of Participants in Olympics 1896 – 2008
NO.OF ATHLETES
OLYMPIC CITY YEAR FROM TO MALE FEMALE TOTAL NO.OF COUNTRIES
Athens 1896 06 Apr 15 Apr 241 0 241 14
Paris 1900 14 May 28 Oct 975 22 997 24
St. Louis 1904 01 Jul 23 Nov 645 6 65 12
London 1908 27 Apr 31 Oct 1971 37 2008 22
Stockholm 1912 05 May 27 Jul 2359 48 240 28
Antwerp 1920 20 Apr 12 Sep 2561 65 2626 29
Paris 1924 04 May 27 Jul 2954 135 3089 44
Amsterdam 1928 17 May 12 Aug 2606 277 2883 46
Los Angeles 1932 30 Jul 14 Aug 1206 126 1332 37
Berlin 1936 01 Aug 16 Aug 3632 331 3963 49
London 1948 29 Jul 14 Aug 3714 390 4104 59
Helsinki 1952 19 Jul 03 Aug 4436 519 4955 69
Melbourne 1956 22 Nov 08 Dec 2938 376 3314 72
Rome 1960 25 Aug 11 Sep 4727 611 5338 83
Tokyo 1964 10 Oct 24 Oct 4473 678 5151 93
Mexico City 1968 12 Oct 27 Oct 4735 781 5516 112
Munich 1972 26 Aug 11 Sep 6075 1059 7134 121
Montreal 1976 17 Jul 01 Aug 4824 1260 6084 92
Moscow 1980 19 Jul 03 Aug 4064 1115 5179 80
Los Angeles 1984 28 Jul 12 Aug 5263 1566 6829 140
Seoul 1988 17 Sep 02 Oct 6197 2194 8391 159
Barcelona 1992 25 Jul 09 Aug 6652 2704 9356 169
Atlanta 1996 19 Jul 04 Aug 6806 3512 10318 197
Sydney 2000 15 Sep 01 Oct 6582 4069 10651 199
Athens 2004 13 Aug 29 Aug 6296 4329 10625 20
Beijing 2008 8 Aug 24 Aug n/a n/a 10500 204
Use the data in the chart to complete problems 1 – 4.
1.
Create a double line graph comparing the number of female athletes and the number
of male athletes participating in the Olympics since the games were last in Los
Angeles. (Use the attached graph paper on page 8).
2. Name one Olympic year when more than 1/3 of the athletes were female.
Use data
from the chart to explain your answer. Show your work
3. Write and answer five questions about the data in the chart.
4. Of the years shown, about what percentage of the Olympic Games had less than 100
countries participating? How did you get your answer? Show your work.
Use the data below regarding gold medal times for the 100 meter run for 1936 and
2008 to answer questions 5-8.
1936 2008
GOLD Jesse Owens, USA 10.3 GOLD Usain Bolt, JAM 9.69
SILVER Ralph Metcalfe, USA 10.4 SILVER Richard Thompson, TRI 9.89
BRONZE Martinus Osendarp, HOL 10.5 BRONZE Walter Dix, USA 9.91
5. What is the difference in times for winning a gold medal in 1936 and in 2008?
6.
How much time would have to be taken off of the top runners in 1936 in order for them
to receive gold, silver and bronze racing against the 2008 winners? Show your work.
7. Which is greater, the difference between the gold medal winner and the bronze
medal winner in 1936 or 2008? Explain your answer.
8.
Usain Bolt has broken his record since the 2008 Olympics by 11/100 of a second.
What is the new time that he ran 100-meters?
9.
Three friends are sharing 36 cookies. Jerry states that he wants 25% of the cookies,
Gary wants ½ of the cookies and Terry wants 0.75 of the cookies. How many cookies
does each person want? Can they each get what they want? Explain your answer.
10. Maurice needed to cut a piece of wood for his project that measures 4 ¾
inches. How much wood will he have left if the board that he is cutting from is 8
inches long? Show your work
*First in Math Challenge: Earn at least 250 stickers during the break for county
recognition!*
