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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)  

Selvan baked 888 muffins.

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

How many muffins did he have left


Answer:_______________




2)  

Mdm Seah has a piece of ribbon 816 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:_______________




3)  

Selvanayaki had a piece of ribbon 288 cm long.

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

How many centimeters of the ribbon were left

cm


Answer:_______________




4)  

Amutha baked 531 muffins.

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

How many muffins did she have left


Answer:_______________




5)  

Indra has a piece of string 696 cm long.

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

How many centimeters of the string were left

cm


Answer:_______________




6)  

Chidambaram baked 640 muffins.

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

How many muffins did he have left


Answer:_______________




7)  

Mdm Seah has a piece of ribbon 180 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:_______________




8)  

Mithra had a piece of ribbon 688 cm long.

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

How many centimeters of the ribbon were left

cm


Answer:_______________




9)  

Savithri baked 297 muffins.

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

How many muffins did she have left


Answer:_______________




10)  

Keerthi has a piece of string 912 cm long.

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

How many centimeters of the string were left

cm


Answer:_______________




 

1)  

Selvan baked 888 muffins.

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

How many muffins did he have left

Answer: 111


SOLUTION 1 :
Sold
 
 
Donate
 
 
left
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
888

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

                           = 78

Step 2: 88 - 78 = 18

Step 3: 8 units = 888

              1 unit = 888 ÷ 8

                        = 111

He had 111 muffins left.



2)  

Mdm Seah has a piece of ribbon 816 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: 408 cm


SOLUTION 1 :
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ruby
 
 
Craft
 
 
left

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

                           = 36

Step 2: 6 units = 816 cm

Step 3: 1 unit = 816 ÷ 6

                      = 136 cm

Step 4: 3 units = 3 x 136

                        = 408 cm

408 cm of the ribbon were left.



3)  

Selvanayaki had a piece of ribbon 288 cm long.

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

How many centimeters of the ribbon were left

Answer: 108 cm


SOLUTION 1 :
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ramani
 
 
Craft
 
 
left

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

                           = 58

Step 2: 8 units = 288 cm

Step 3: 1 unit = 288 ÷ 8

                      = 36 cm

Step 4: 3 units = 3 x 36 cm

                        =  108 cm

108 cm of the ribbon were left.



4)  

Amutha baked 531 muffins.

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

How many muffins did she have left

Answer: 118


SOLUTION 1 :
Sold
 
 
Donate
 
 
left
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
531

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

                             = 79

Step 2: 99 - 79 = 29

Step 3: 9 units = 531

              1 unit = 531 ÷ 9

                        = 59

Step 4: 2 units = 2 x 59

                        = 118

She had 118 muffins left.



5)  

Indra has a piece of string 696 cm long.

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

How many centimeters of the string were left

Answer: 174 cm


SOLUTION 1 :
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ramani
 
 
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.



6)  

Chidambaram baked 640 muffins.

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

How many muffins did he have left

Answer: 80


SOLUTION 1 :
Sold
 
 
Donate
 
 
left
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
640

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

                           = 78

Step 2: 88 - 78 = 18

Step 3: 8 units = 640

              1 unit = 640 ÷ 8

                        = 80

He had 80 muffins left.



7)  

Mdm Seah has a piece of ribbon 180 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: 90 cm


SOLUTION 1 :
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ruby
 
 
Craft
 
 
left

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

                           = 36

Step 2: 6 units = 180 cm

Step 3: 1 unit = 180 ÷ 6

                      = 30 cm

Step 4: 3 units = 3 x 30

                        = 90 cm

90 cm of the ribbon were left.



8)  

Mithra had a piece of ribbon 688 cm long.

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

How many centimeters of the ribbon were left

Answer: 258 cm


SOLUTION 1 :
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ponnalagu
 
 
Craft
 
 
left

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

                           = 58

Step 2: 8 units = 688 cm

Step 3: 1 unit = 688 ÷ 8

                      = 86 cm

Step 4: 3 units = 3 x 86 cm

                        =  258 cm

258 cm of the ribbon were left.



9)  

Savithri baked 297 muffins.

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

How many muffins did she have left

Answer: 66


SOLUTION 1 :
Sold
 
 
Donate
 
 
left
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
297

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

                             = 79

Step 2: 99 - 79 = 29

Step 3: 9 units = 297

              1 unit = 297 ÷ 9

                        = 33

Step 4: 2 units = 2 x 33

                        = 66

She had 66 muffins left.



10)  

Keerthi has a piece of string 912 cm long.

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

How many centimeters of the string were left

Answer: 228 cm


SOLUTION 1 :
 
 
 
 
 
 
Parveen
 
 
Craft
 
 
cm left

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

                           = 34

Step 2: 4 units = 912 cm

Step 3: 1 unit = 912 ÷ 4

                      = 228 cm

228 cm of the ribbon were left.