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Over 3000 years ago, the first Olympic games took place in Ancient Greece. The games came about for the people of Greece to show their honor for the greatest and most powerful Greek god who lived on the mighty Mount Olympus, Zeus.

There will be one winner! A statue will be created in his honor!

Every four years people from all around would come to Olympus watch men compete in the Olympic games.

I will throw the discus the farthest and win the competition!

I will be chariot champion!

The winner of the Ancient Olympic games would receive a wreath of olive leaves as a prize. Today, we know that winners can receive one of three different colored metals!

Many games that once took place in the original Olympics no longer take place today. However, there are many more games today than ever before!

Modern day Olympics have come a long way. There are many different games as well as competitors from countries all over the world! Every four years the Olympic games are held in a different location and it's always an honor for any country to host such an event.

Each country proudly holds a certain number of gold, silver, and bronze medals with the hopes of obtaining more every four years!

The next Olympic games will be held in Rio

this summer! Be sure to watch!

Math Task #1

Given a chart of one countries number of gold, silver, and bronze medals, add together the number of gold, silver, and bronze medals won and simplify the fraction.

Florida Mathematics Standards

MAFS.5.NF.1.1: Add and subtract fractions with unlike denominators (including mixed numbers) by replacing given fractions with equivalent fractions in such a way as to produce an equivalent sum or difference of fractions with like denominators. For example, 2/3 + 5/4 = 8/12 + 15/12 = 23/12. (In general, a/b + c/d = (ad + bc)/bd.)

MAFS.5.NF.1.2: Solve word problems involving addition and subtraction of fractions referring to the same whole, including cases of unlike denominators, e.g., by using visual fraction models or equations to represent the problem. Use benchmark fractions and number sense of fractions to estimate mentally and assess the reasonableness of answers. For example, recognize an incorrect result 2/5 + 1/2 = 3/7, by observing that 3/7 < 1/2.