Question

The olympics are held every four years. In 2016, the XXXI olympiad were held in Rio de Janeiro,Brazil. Determine the year of the first Olympiad (you may need to review interpreting Roman numerals)

Answer 1

Answer:

First Olympic held in year 1896.

Step-by-step explanation:

Number of Olympiad held in Rio = XXXI = 31st

Difference of years in two consecutive Olympiads = 4 years

Number of years spent in 31 Olympiads can be calculated by,

Number of years spent = (n - 1)d

Here n = number of Olympiads held

d = difference between two consecutive Olympiads

Number of years spent till 31st Olympiads = (31 - 1)×4

                                                                      = 120 years

Therefore, 1st Olympiad held in the year = 2016 - 120

                                                                   = 1896