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Olympic Rings
This problem is intended to get children to look really hard at something they will see many times in the next few months.
The Games' Medals
Can you see who the gold medal winner is? What about the silver medal winner and the bronze medal winner?
Age 5 to 7
Challenge Level
Annaliese threw her beanbag $20$ paces. Ophilia then threw her beanbag $18$ paces. Later, Janine came along and threw her beanbag $21$ paces.
Who was the winner?
Kai hopped on one leg for $25$ hops. Anna hopped on one leg for $32$ hops. Teck hopped on one leg for $29$ hops.
Who was the winner?
Amit ran across the playground in $20$ seconds. Sara took $18$ seconds. Marek took $17$ seconds.
Who was the winner?
Try these activities for yourself.
How far can you throw a beanbag?
How many hops can you do?
How long does it take you to run across your playground?
NRICH is part of the family of activities in the Millennium Mathematics Project.