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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 10 equal pieces.
Chithra took 2 pieces. Chellamal took 2 pieces.
The rest was shared equally between Ramani and Jeevini.
What fraction of the pie did Jeevini get Express your fraction in the simplest form.


Answer:_______________




2)  

A cake was cut into 8 equal pieces.
Poovazhagi took 1 piece. Kumutha took 1 piece.
The rest was shared equally between Jeevini and Panimalar.
What fraction of the cake did Panimalar get Express your fraction in the simplest form.


Answer:_______________




3)  

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


Answer:_______________




4)  

A pie was cut into 11 equal pieces.
Amutha took 2 pieces. Chellamal took 6 pieces.
The rest was shared equally among Pavi, Kumutha and Swathi
What fraction of the pie did Kumutha get Express your fraction in the simplest form.


Answer:_______________




5)  

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:_______________




6)  

A pie was cut into 10 equal pieces.
Chithra took 3 pieces. Kumutha took 3 pieces.
The rest was shared equally between Poovazhagi and Ponnalagu.
What fraction of the pie did Ponnalagu get Express your fraction in the simplest form.


Answer:_______________




7)  

A pie was cut into 7 equal pieces.
Selvanayaki took 1 piece. Haritha took 2 pieces.
The rest was shared equally between Pavi and Ovini.
What fraction of the pie did Ovini get Express your fraction in the simplest form.


Answer:_______________




8)  

A pie was cut into 9 equal pieces.
Panimalar took 5 pieces. Chellamal took 1 piece.
The rest was shared equally among Swathi, Kumutha and Ponnalagu.
What fraction of the pie did Kumutha get Express your fraction in the simplest form.


Answer:_______________




9)  

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


Answer:_______________




10)  

A pie was cut into 12 equal pieces.
Nandini took 1 piece. Chithra took 1 piece.
The rest was shared equally between Poongodi and Thamarai.
What fraction of the pie did Thamarai get Express your fraction in the simplest form.


Answer:_______________




 

1)  

A pie was cut into 10 equal pieces.
Chithra took 2 pieces. Chellamal took 2 pieces.
The rest was shared equally between Ramani and Jeevini.
What fraction of the pie did Jeevini get Express your fraction in the simplest form.

Answer: 310


SOLUTION 1 :

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

Step 2: 10 - 4 = 6 pieces of pie left.

Step 3: 6 ÷ 2 = 3

Step 4: 310

Jeevini got 310 of the pie.



2)  

A cake was cut into 8 equal pieces.
Poovazhagi took 1 piece. Kumutha took 1 piece.
The rest was shared equally between Jeevini and Panimalar.
What fraction of the cake did Panimalar get Express your fraction in the simplest form.

Answer: 38


SOLUTION 1 :

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

Step 2: 8 - 2 = 6 pieces of cake left.

Step 3: 6 ÷ 2 = 3

Step 4: 38

Panimalar got 38 of the cake.



3)  

A cake was cut into 10 equal pieces.
Panimalar took 2 pieces. Indra took 6 pieces.
The rest was shared equally between Tulasi and Selvanayaki.
What fraction of the cake did Selvanayaki 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

Selvanayaki got 110 of the cake.



4)  

A pie was cut into 11 equal pieces.
Amutha took 2 pieces. Chellamal took 6 pieces.
The rest was shared equally among Pavi, Kumutha and Swathi
What fraction of the pie did Kumutha get Express your fraction in the simplest form.

Answer: 111


SOLUTION 1 :

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

Step 2: 11 - 8 = 3 pieces of pie left.

Step 3: 3 ÷ 3 = 1

Step 4: 111

Kumutha got 111 of the pie.



5)  

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.



6)  

A pie was cut into 10 equal pieces.
Chithra took 3 pieces. Kumutha took 3 pieces.
The rest was shared equally between Poovazhagi and Ponnalagu.
What fraction of the pie did Ponnalagu get Express your fraction in the simplest form.

Answer: 15


SOLUTION 1 :

Step 1: 3 + 3 = 6 pieces of pie taken.

Step 2: 10 - 6 = 4 pieces of pie left.

Step 3: 4 ÷ 2 = 2

Step 4: 210 = 15

Ponnalagu got 15 of the pie.



7)  

A pie was cut into 7 equal pieces.
Selvanayaki took 1 piece. Haritha took 2 pieces.
The rest was shared equally between Pavi and Ovini.
What fraction of the pie did Ovini get Express your fraction in the simplest form.

Answer: 27


SOLUTION 1 :

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

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

Step 3: 4 ÷ 2 = 2

Step 4: 27

Ovini got 27 of the pie.



8)  

A pie was cut into 9 equal pieces.
Panimalar took 5 pieces. Chellamal took 1 piece.
The rest was shared equally among Swathi, Kumutha and Ponnalagu.
What fraction of the pie did Kumutha get Express your fraction in the simplest form.

Answer: 19


SOLUTION 1 :

Step 1: 5 + 1 = 6 pieces of pie taken.

Step 2: 9 - 6 = 3 pieces of pie left.

Step 3: 3 ÷ 3 = 1

Step 4: 19

Kumutha got 19 of the pie.



9)  

A pie was cut into 6 equal pieces.
Poovazhagi took 1 piece. Kumutha took 3 pieces.
The rest was shared equally between Pavi and Chellamal.
What fraction of the pie did Chellamal 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

Chellamal got 16 of the pie.



10)  

A pie was cut into 12 equal pieces.
Nandini took 1 piece. Chithra took 1 piece.
The rest was shared equally between Poongodi and Thamarai.
What fraction of the pie did Thamarai get Express your fraction in the simplest form.

Answer: 512


SOLUTION 1 :

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

Step 2: 12 - 2 = 10 pieces of pie left.

Step 3: 10 ÷ 2 = 5

Step 4: 512

Thamarai got 512 of the pie.