Question

The first modern Olympic games were held in Greece 1896. The 2004 Olympic games in Athens had 202 participating countries. The number of countries in the 2004 Olympic games was more than 14 times the number of countries in the 1896 games. How many countries participated in the 1896 Olympic games?​

Answer 1

Answer: To solve this problem, we can use the information provided to set up and solve an equation. Let x be the number of countries that participated in the 1896 Olympic games.

According to the problem, we know that the number of countries in the 2004 Olympic games was more than 14 times the number of countries in the 1896 games. So we can write the following equation:

x * 14 < 202

To solve for x, we can divide both sides of the inequality by 14:

x < 202/14

x < 14.43

x is the number of countries, it must be an integer.

so x = 14

Therefore, 14 countries participated in the 1896 Olympic games.

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