The Commonwealth Games

THE COMMONWEALTH GAMES

KEY STAGE 2 PROJECT PACK

Numeracy Task

·  Study the medals table from the 1998 Commonwealth Games.

·  Total the number of medals each country won in the fifth column: (Can you work out the grand total ?)

·  Answer the questions at the bottom.

COUNTRY / GOLD / SILVER / BRONZE / TOTAL
Australia / 80 / 61 / 58
England / 36 / 47 / 53
Canada / 30 / 31 / 38
Malaysia / 10 / 14 / 12
S. Africa / 9 / 11 / 14
N. Zealand / 8 / 7 / 20
Kenya / 8 / 5 / 4
India / 7 / 10 / 8
Jamaica / 4 / 2 / 0
Wales / 3 / 4 / 8

1.  Which country won the most gold medals ?

2.  Which country won the most silver medals ?

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3.  Which country won the most bronze medals ?

4.  Which country won the least gold medals ?

5.  Which country won the least silver medals ?

6.  Which country won the least bronze medals ?

7.  How many more gold medals did Australia win then England?

8.  How many more silver medals did England win than India ?

9.  How many more bronze medals did Canada win than Wales?

10. How many medals did countries of the United Kingdom win altogether ?

Now draw a bar chart or line graph to show the medals won by Australia in the 1998 Commonwealth Games.

-  Give your graph a title:

-  Use a ruler and sharp pencil:

-  Label the axes:

-  Colour the graph neatly.

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THE COMMONWEALTH GAMES

KEY STAGE 2 PROJECT PACK

Numeracy Task

ANSWERS:

COUNTRY / GOLD / SILVER / BRONZE / TOTAL
Australia / 80 / 61 / 58 / 199
England / 36 / 47 / 53 / 136
Canada / 30 / 31 / 38 / 99
Malaysia / 10 / 14 / 12 / 36
S. Africa / 9 / 11 / 14 / 34
N. Zealand / 8 / 7 / 20 / 35
Kenya / 8 / 5 / 4 / 17
India / 7 / 10 / 8 / 25
Jamaica / 4 / 2 / 0 / 6
Wales / 3 / 4 / 8 / 15

GRAND TOTAL: 602

1.  Australia

2.  Australia

3.  Australia

4.  Wales

5.  Jamaica

6.  Jamaica

7.  44

8.  37

9.  30

10. 136

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