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Written Instructions:

For each Multiple Choice Question (MCQ), four options are given. One of them is the correct answer. Make your choice (1,2,3 or 4). Write your answers in the brackets provided..

For each Short Answer Question(SAQ) and Long Answer Question(LAQ), write your answers in the blanks provided.

Leave your answers in the simplest form or correct to two decimal places.



 

1)  

A pie was cut into 8 equal pieces.
Mithra took 2 pieces. Keerthi took 2 pieces.
The rest was shared equally between Tamilselvi and Parveen.
What fraction of the pie did Parveen get Express your fraction in the simplest form.


Answer:_______________




2)  

A cake was cut into 11 equal pieces.
Adam took 5 pieces. Bin took 4 pieces.
The rest was shared equally between Carl and David.
What fraction of the cake did David get Express your fraction in the simplest form.


Answer:_______________




3)  

A pie was cut into 11 equal pieces.
Ramani took 2 pieces. Haritha took 3 pieces.
The rest was shared equally among Tamilselvi, Chellamal and Amutha.
What fraction of the pie did Chellamal get Express your fraction in the simplest form.


Answer:_______________




4)  

A pie was cut into 8 equal pieces.
Chithra took 2 pieces. Indra took 3 pieces.
The rest was shared equally among Jeevini, Ramani and Selvanayaki.
What fraction of the pie did Ramani get Express your fraction in the simplest form.


Answer:_______________




5)  

A pie was cut into 6 equal pieces.
Thamarai took 1 piece. Tamilselvi took 3 pieces.
The rest was shared equally between Poovazhagi and Selvanayaki.
What fraction of the pie did Selvanayaki get Express your fraction in the simplest form.


Answer:_______________




6)  

A cake was cut into 10 equal pieces.
Swathi took 2 pieces. Nandini took 6 pieces.
The rest was shared equally between Ponnalagu and Tulasi.
What fraction of the cake did Tulasi get Express your fraction in the simplest form.


Answer:_______________




7)  

A cake was cut into 12 equal pieces.
Swathi took 3 pieces. Chithra took 1 piece.
The rest was shared equally between Mithra and Chellamal.
What fraction of the cake did Chellamal get Express your fraction in the simplest form.


Answer:_______________




8)  

A pie was cut into 10 equal pieces.
Kumutha took 1 piece. Mithra took 1 piece.
The rest was shared equally between Pavi and Selvanayaki.
What fraction of the pie did Selvanayaki get Express your fraction in the simplest form.


Answer:_______________




9)  

A pie was cut into 7 equal pieces.
Nandini took 3 pieces. Savithri took 1 piece.
The rest was shared equally among Ramani, Chithra and Chellamal
What fraction of the pie did Chithra get Express your fraction in the simplest form.


Answer:_______________




10)  

A cake was cut into 11 equal pieces.
Adam took 3 pieces. Bin took 4 pieces.
The rest was shared equally between Carl and David.
What fraction of the cake did David get Express your fraction in the simplest form.


Answer:_______________




 

1)  

A pie was cut into 8 equal pieces.
Mithra took 2 pieces. Keerthi took 2 pieces.
The rest was shared equally between Tamilselvi and Parveen.
What fraction of the pie did Parveen get Express your fraction in the simplest form.

Answer: 14


SOLUTION 1 :

Step 1: 2 + 2 = 4 pieces of pie taken.


Step 2: 8 - 4 = 4 pieces of pie left.


Step 3: 4 ÷ 2 = 2


Step 4: 2 = 14


Parveen got 14 of the pie.



2)  

A cake was cut into 11 equal pieces.
Adam took 5 pieces. Bin took 4 pieces.
The rest was shared equally between Carl and David.
What fraction of the cake did David get Express your fraction in the simplest form.

Answer: 111


SOLUTION 1 :

Step 1: 5 + 4 = 9 pieces of cake taken.

Step 2: 11 - 9 = 2 pieces of cake left.

Step 3: 2 ÷ 2 = 1

Step 4: 111

David got 111 of the pie.



3)  

A pie was cut into 11 equal pieces.
Ramani took 2 pieces. Haritha took 3 pieces.
The rest was shared equally among Tamilselvi, Chellamal and Amutha.
What fraction of the pie did Chellamal get Express your fraction in the simplest form.

Answer: 211


SOLUTION 1 :

Step 1: 2 + 3 = 5 pieces of pie taken.

Step 2: 11 - 5 = 6 pieces of pie left.

Step 3: 6 ÷ 3 = 2

Step 4: 211

Chellamal got 211 of the pie.



4)  

A pie was cut into 8 equal pieces.
Chithra took 2 pieces. Indra took 3 pieces.
The rest was shared equally among Jeevini, Ramani and Selvanayaki.
What fraction of the pie did Ramani get Express your fraction in the simplest form.

Answer: 18


SOLUTION 1 :

Step 1: 2 + 3 = 5 pieces of pie taken.

Step 2: 8 - 5 = 3 pieces of pie left.

Step 3: 3 ÷ 3 = 1

Step 4: 18

Ramani got 18 of the pie.



5)  

A pie was cut into 6 equal pieces.
Thamarai took 1 piece. Tamilselvi took 3 pieces.
The rest was shared equally between Poovazhagi and Selvanayaki.
What fraction of the pie did Selvanayaki get Express your fraction in the simplest form.

Answer: 16


SOLUTION 1 :

Step 1: 1 + 3 = 4 pieces of pie taken.

Step 2: 6 - 4 = 2 pieces of pie left.

Step 3: 2 ÷ 2 = 1

Step 4: 16

Selvanayaki got 16 of the pie.



6)  

A cake was cut into 10 equal pieces.
Swathi took 2 pieces. Nandini took 6 pieces.
The rest was shared equally between Ponnalagu and Tulasi.
What fraction of the cake did Tulasi get Express your fraction in the simplest form.

Answer: 110


SOLUTION 1 :

Step 1: 6 + 2 = 8 pieces of cake taken.

Step 2: 10 - 8 = 2 pieces of cake left.

Step 3: 2 ÷ 2 = 1

Step 4: 110

Tulasi got 110 of the cake.



7)  

A cake was cut into 12 equal pieces.
Swathi took 3 pieces. Chithra took 1 piece.
The rest was shared equally between Mithra and Chellamal.
What fraction of the cake did Chellamal get Express your fraction in the simplest form.

Answer: 13


SOLUTION 1 :

Step 1: 3 + 1 = 4 pieces of cake taken.

Step 2: 12 - 4 = 8 pieces of cake left.

Step 3: 8 ÷ 2 = 4

Step 4: 412 = 13

Chellamal got 13 of the cake.



8)  

A pie was cut into 10 equal pieces.
Kumutha took 1 piece. Mithra took 1 piece.
The rest was shared equally between Pavi and Selvanayaki.
What fraction of the pie did Selvanayaki get Express your fraction in the simplest form.

Answer: 25


SOLUTION 1 :

Step 1: 1 + 1 = 2 pieces of pie taken.

Step 2: 10 - 2 = 8 pieces of pie left.

Step 3: 8 ÷ 2 = 4

Step 4: 410 = 25

Selvanayaki got 25 of the pie.



9)  

A pie was cut into 7 equal pieces.
Nandini took 3 pieces. Savithri took 1 piece.
The rest was shared equally among Ramani, Chithra and Chellamal
What fraction of the pie did Chithra get Express your fraction in the simplest form.

Answer: 17


SOLUTION 1 :

Step 1: 3 + 1 = 4 pieces of pie taken.

Step 2: 7 - 4 = 3 pieces of pie left.

Step 3: 3 ÷ 3 = 1

Step 4: 17

Chithra got 17 of the pie.



10)  

A cake was cut into 11 equal pieces.
Adam took 3 pieces. Bin took 4 pieces.
The rest was shared equally between Carl and David.
What fraction of the cake did David get Express your fraction in the simplest form.

Answer: 211


SOLUTION 1 :

Step 1: 3 + 4 = 7 pieces of cake taken.

Step 2: 11 - 7 = 4 pieces of cake left.

Step 3: 4 ÷ 2 = 2

Step 4: 211

David got 211 of the cake.