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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)  

Parveen has a piece of string 592 cm long.

She cut out 12 of it for Swathi and used 14 of it for her craft work.

How many centimeters of the string were left

cm


Answer:_______________




2)  

Moorthi baked 880 muffins.

He sold 12 of them and donated 38 of them to an orphanage.

How many muffins did he have left


Answer:_______________




3)  

Swathi had a piece of ribbon 376 cm long.

She cut out 12 of it for Poongodi and used 18 of it for her craft work.

How many centimeters of the ribbon were left

cm


Answer:_______________




4)  

Mdm Seah has a piece of ribbon 96 cm long.

She cut out 13 of it for Ruby and used 16 of it for her craft work.

How many centimeters of the ribbon were left

cm


Answer:_______________




5)  

Pavi baked 450 muffins.

She sold 13 of them and donated 49 of them to an orphanage.

How many muffins did she have left


Answer:_______________




6)  

Poongodi has a piece of string 696 cm long.

She cut out 12 of it for Ovini and used 14 of it for her craft work.

How many centimeters of the string were left

cm


Answer:_______________




7)  

Selvan baked 360 muffins.

He sold 12 of them and donated 38 of them to an orphanage.

How many muffins did he have left


Answer:_______________




8)  

Selvanayaki had a piece of ribbon 232 cm long.

She cut out 12 of it for Ovini and used 18 of it for her craft work.

How many centimeters of the ribbon were left

cm


Answer:_______________




9)  

Mdm Seah has a piece of ribbon 618 cm long.

She cut out 13 of it for Ruby and used 16 of it for her craft work.

How many centimeters of the ribbon were left

cm


Answer:_______________




10)  

Panimalar baked 126 muffins.

She sold 13 of them and donated 49 of them to an orphanage.

How many muffins did she have left


Answer:_______________




 

1)  

Parveen has a piece of string 592 cm long.

She cut out 12 of it for Swathi and used 14 of it for her craft work.

How many centimeters of the string were left

Answer: 148 cm


SOLUTION 1 :
 
 
 
 
 
 
Swathi
 
 
Craft
 
 
cm left

Step 1: 1 x 22 x 2 + 14 = 24 + 14

                           = 34

Step 2: 4 units = 592 cm

Step 3: 1 unit = 592 ÷ 4

                      = 148 cm

148 cm of the ribbon were left.



2)  

Moorthi baked 880 muffins.

He sold 12 of them and donated 38 of them to an orphanage.

How many muffins did he have left

Answer: 110


SOLUTION 1 :
Sold
 
 
Donate
 
 
left
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
880

Step 1: 1 x 42 x 4 + 38 = 48 + 38

                           = 78

Step 2: 88 - 78 = 18

Step 3: 8 units = 880

              1 unit = 880 ÷ 8

                        = 110

He had 110 muffins left.



3)  

Swathi had a piece of ribbon 376 cm long.

She cut out 12 of it for Poongodi and used 18 of it for her craft work.

How many centimeters of the ribbon were left

Answer: 141 cm


SOLUTION 1 :
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Poongodi
 
 
Craft
 
 
left

Step 1: 1 x 42 x 4 + 18 = 48 + 18

                           = 58

Step 2: 8 units = 376 cm

Step 3: 1 unit = 376 ÷ 8

                      = 47 cm

Step 4: 3 units = 3 x 47 cm

                        =  141 cm

141 cm of the ribbon were left.



4)  

Mdm Seah has a piece of ribbon 96 cm long.

She cut out 13 of it for Ruby and used 16 of it for her craft work.

How many centimeters of the ribbon were left

Answer: 48 cm


SOLUTION 1 :
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ruby
 
 
Craft
 
 
left

Step 1: 1 x 23 x 2 + 16 = 26 + 16

                           = 36

Step 2: 6 units = 96 cm

Step 3: 1 unit = 96 ÷ 6

                      = 16 cm

Step 4: 3 units = 3 x 16

                        = 48 cm

48 cm of the ribbon were left.



5)  

Pavi baked 450 muffins.

She sold 13 of them and donated 49 of them to an orphanage.

How many muffins did she have left

Answer: 100


SOLUTION 1 :
Sold
 
 
Donate
 
 
left
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
450

Step 1: 1 x 33 x 3 + 49 = 39 + 49

                             = 79

Step 2: 99 - 79 = 29

Step 3: 9 units = 450

              1 unit = 450 ÷ 9

                        = 50

Step 4: 2 units = 2 x 50

                        = 100

She had 100 muffins left.



6)  

Poongodi has a piece of string 696 cm long.

She cut out 12 of it for Ovini and used 14 of it for her craft work.

How many centimeters of the string were left

Answer: 174 cm


SOLUTION 1 :
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ovini
 
 
Craft
 
 
cm left

Step 1: 1 x 22 x 2 + 14 = 24 + 14

                           = 34

Step 2: 4 units = 696 cm

Step 3: 1 unit = 696 ÷ 4

                      = 174 cm

174 cm of the ribbon were left.



7)  

Selvan baked 360 muffins.

He sold 12 of them and donated 38 of them to an orphanage.

How many muffins did he have left

Answer: 45


SOLUTION 1 :
Sold
 
 
Donate
 
 
left
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
360

Step 1: 1 x 42 x 4 + 38 = 48 + 38

                           = 78

Step 2: 88 - 78 = 18

Step 3: 8 units = 360

              1 unit = 360 ÷ 8

                        = 45

He had 45 muffins left.



8)  

Selvanayaki had a piece of ribbon 232 cm long.

She cut out 12 of it for Ovini and used 18 of it for her craft work.

How many centimeters of the ribbon were left

Answer: 87 cm


SOLUTION 1 :
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ovini
 
 
Craft
 
 
left

Step 1: 1 x 42 x 4 + 18 = 48 + 18

                           = 58

Step 2: 8 units = 232 cm

Step 3: 1 unit = 232 ÷ 8

                      = 29 cm

Step 4: 3 units = 3 x 29 cm

                        =  87 cm

87 cm of the ribbon were left.



9)  

Mdm Seah has a piece of ribbon 618 cm long.

She cut out 13 of it for Ruby and used 16 of it for her craft work.

How many centimeters of the ribbon were left

Answer: 309 cm


SOLUTION 1 :
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ruby
 
 
Craft
 
 
left

Step 1: 1 x 23 x 2 + 16 = 26 + 16

                           = 36

Step 2: 6 units = 618 cm

Step 3: 1 unit = 618 ÷ 6

                      = 103 cm

Step 4: 3 units = 3 x 103

                        = 309 cm

309 cm of the ribbon were left.



10)  

Panimalar baked 126 muffins.

She sold 13 of them and donated 49 of them to an orphanage.

How many muffins did she have left

Answer: 28


SOLUTION 1 :
Sold
 
 
Donate
 
 
left
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
126

Step 1: 1 x 33 x 3 + 49 = 39 + 49

                             = 79

Step 2: 99 - 79 = 29

Step 3: 9 units = 126

              1 unit = 126 ÷ 9

                        = 14

Step 4: 2 units = 2 x 14

                        = 28

She had 28 muffins left.