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Sheet # 4/The Winter Olympics

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1
) The Winter Olympics are held every four years. Suppose Tim was in four Winter Olympics in a row. If his first Olympics were in 1968, in what years were his other three Olympics?




2) On Saturday the temperature was 40 degrees. It fell 12 degrees on Sunday. It rose 8 degrees on Monday. What was Monday's temperature?




3) In the morning, the temperature was 12 degrees. In the afternoon, the temperature was 27 degrees. How many degrees warmer was it in the afternoon than in the morning?




4) There was early freeze in Iceville this year, so Tim and Kim decided to go skating on the lake. When Tim and Kim left to go skating, it was 8 degrees outside. When they got home after skating, they looked at the thermometer and it was only 17 degrees. By how many degrees had the temperature changed?




5) Bonnie wants to get the skating rink 30 minutes before the meet. It takes her 15 minutes to get there. At what time should she leave if the meet starts at 4 p.m.?



6) The figure skating finals will last 2 hours and 30 minutes. If the finals start at 6:40 p.m., when will it end?



7) The 2002 Olympic Torch is 33 inches long. About how many feet is that?



8) The first Winter Olympic took place in 1924 in France. How many years ago was that?



9) The United States Hockey Team won the 1980 Olympic Gold Medal at the Lake Placid games. How many years ago was that?



10) The foothills around Salt Lake City had 8 feet of snow last week. How many inches is that?



11) The 1976 Winter Olympic games were in Austria. Eight years before this, the games were held in France. In which year the games were held in France?



12) List the following years of games were held from the earliest to the present.

1952: Oslo, Norway

1988: Calgary, Alberta, Canada

1928: St. Moritz, Switzerland

1964: Innsbruck, Austria

1932: Lake Placid, New York















Answers for sheet # 4

1) 1968, 72, 76, 80

2) 28 degrees on Sunday. 28 + 8 = 36 degrees on Monday.

3) 27 - 12 = 15 degrees

4) 17 - 8 = 9 degrees

5) 3:15 p.m.

6) 9:10 p.m.

7) about 3 feet

8) 78 yeas

9) 22 years for year 2002

10) 96 inches

11) 1968

12) 1928, 1932, 1952, 1964, and 1988