Answer the following questions for points toward prizes. Please email your answers to the questions to wlittle@calvertschoolmd.org. Good luck!

First Round

1. How many times longer is the 1600 meter race compared to the 100 meter race?

2. In the Olympics, the mens’ shotput weighs 16 pounds. About how much is this in kilograms?

3. Usain Bolt set the world record for the 100m with a time of 9.58. At this rate, how long (in minutes and seconds) would it take him to run the 1600m?

4. Olympic gold medals cost about $300 to make. If there are 302 events in the Olympic games, about how much money will have been spent on making gold medals?

5. The 1600 meter race is pretty close to 1 mile. Which is longer, and by how much?

Math Awareness Month

Stay tuned for problems about Math and the Olympics!  Points for correct answers will go toward prizes!

MathCounts Team

Our MathCounts team qualified for state competition.  William Little, Joe Sakai, Alex Liu, and Ava Geenen were the official team and Dennis Gong qualified as an official individual.

Silver Level Math Challenges

Students, as a MathCounts school, we are considered a Silver Level school for math challenges.  If enough students complete the monthly challenges, we can compete to become a Gold Level school. 

The following links will take you to the five Silver Level math challenges.  Print out each page and complete the problems.  Turn in the completed worksheets to the folder in Room 202.  Correct answers will give you points toward prizes in May.  Good luck!

Challenge 1
Challenge 2
Challenge 3
Challenge 4
Challenge 5