The Olympics
Real Life Math
US States
Mr. O - Multiple Choice
100

The Summer Olympics are this year. What city (or country) will they be held?

Paris, France

100

If a small school has 4 teachers and 104 students, what is the ratio (reduced) of students to teachers?

26:1

(26 students to 1 teacher)

100

How many states are there in the United States. You have 7 seconds.

50

100

Does Mr. O have an Android or an iPhone?

iPhone

200

Name one US city that has hosted the Summer Olympics

St. Louis, Los Angeles, Atlanta

200

$15 take out order. 15% tip. How much is the tip?

$2.25

200

Which state is the newest state in the US?

Hawaii (1959)

200

Which city has Mr. O NOT lived in?

A. Seattle

B. Petaluma

C. San Francisco

D. San Rafael

C. San Francisco

300

Fill in the blank:

_______ dancing will be an Olympic sport this year

Breakdancing

300

$920 laptop, 9.5% sales tax. How much do you pay in total?

920 x 0.095 = 87.40

$1007.40 in total

300

What state was the first US state? It's also the home state of Joe Biden

Delaware

300

Which state has Mr. O NOT traveled to?

A. Tennessee

B. New York

C. Florida

D. Hawaii

B. New York

400

Name one US city that has hosted the Winter Olympics

Lake Placid (New York), Squaw Valley (Lake Tahoe), Salt Lake City (Utah)

400

How much simple interest? (I=PRT) 

$1000 deposit, 2.5% rate, 3 years

$75

400

Which state split at the start of the Civil War to form a new state? (Name the original state and the new one that was formed)

Virginia & West Virginia

400

Which baseball park has Mr. O not been to?

A. Los Angeles Angels

B. Texas Rangers

C. Colorado Rockies

D. San Diego Padres

B. Texas Rangers

500

What country hosted the first Olympics in the 8th Century BC?

Greece

500

How much simple interest? (I=PRT)

$7500 deposit, 5% rate, 18 months

7500 x .05 x 1.5

$562.50

500

Texas has belonged to 6 different countries. Name 4 of them.

USA, Mexico, Spain, France, Texas, Confederate States of America

500

Mr. O had an internship in college. Where was it?

A. UW Campus Police

B. Seattle City Council

C. Seattle Mariners Baseball Team

A. UW Campus Police