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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)  

Pavi went shopping with some money. Pavi spent 13 of the money on a bag and 14 of the remaining money on a book. Finally, Pavi spent the rest of the money on 2 CDs at $15 each.

How much did Pavi have at first

$ ___



Answer:_______________




2)  

Chithra went shopping with some money. Chithra spent 14 of the money on a bag and 56 of the remaining money on a book. Finally, Chithra spent the rest of the money on 2 CDs at $36 each.

How much did Chithra have at first

$ ___



Answer:_______________




3)  

Mithra went shopping with some money. Mithra spent 25 of the money on a bag and 16 of the remaining money on a book. Finally, Mithra spent the rest of the money on 2 CDs at $15 each.

How much did Mithra have at first

$ ___



Answer:_______________




4)  

Thamarai went shopping with some money. Thamarai spent 13 of the money on a bag and 14 of the remaining money on a book. Finally, Thamarai spent the rest of the money on 2 CDs at $39 each.

How much did Thamarai have at first

$ ___



Answer:_______________




5)  

Ponnalagu went shopping with some money. Ponnalagu spent 14 of the money on a bag and 56 of the remaining money on a book. Finally, Ponnalagu spent the rest of the money on 2 CDs at $36 each.

How much did Ponnalagu have at first

$ ___



Answer:_______________




6)  

Parveen went shopping with some money. Parveen spent 25 of the money on a bag and 16 of the remaining money on a book. Finally, Parveen spent the rest of the money on 2 CDs at $10 each.

How much did Parveen have at first

$ ___



Answer:_______________




7)  

Tamilselvi went shopping with some money. Tamilselvi spent 13 of the money on a bag and 14 of the remaining money on a book. Finally, Tamilselvi spent the rest of the money on 2 CDs at $12 each.

How much did Tamilselvi have at first

$ ___



Answer:_______________




8)  

Selvanayaki went shopping with some money. Selvanayaki spent 14 of the money on a bag and 56 of the remaining money on a book. Finally, Selvanayaki spent the rest of the money on 2 CDs at $25 each.

How much did Selvanayaki have at first

$ ___



Answer:_______________




9)  

Tamilselvi went shopping with some money. Tamilselvi spent 25 of the money on a bag and 16 of the remaining money on a book. Finally, Tamilselvi spent the rest of the money on 2 CDs at $10 each.

How much did Tamilselvi have at first

$ ___



Answer:_______________




10)  

Parveen went shopping with some money. Parveen spent 13 of the money on a bag and 14 of the remaining money on a book. Finally, Parveen spent the rest of the money on 2 CDs at $27 each.

How much did Parveen have at first

$ ___



Answer:_______________




 

1)  

Pavi went shopping with some money. Pavi spent 13 of the money on a bag and 14 of the remaining money on a book. Finally, Pavi spent the rest of the money on 2 CDs at $15 each.

How much did Pavi have at first

Answer: $60


SOLUTION 1 :
Bag
 
 
Remaining
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bag
 
 
Book
 
 
2 CDs

Step 1: 3 units = 2 x $15  

                         = $30

Step 2: 1 unit = $30 ÷ 3

                      = $10

Step 3: 6 units = 6 x $10

                          = $60

Pavi had $60 at first.



2)  

Chithra went shopping with some money. Chithra spent 14 of the money on a bag and 56 of the remaining money on a book. Finally, Chithra spent the rest of the money on 2 CDs at $36 each.

How much did Chithra have at first

Answer: $576


SOLUTION 1 :
Bag
 
 
Remaining
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bag
 
 
Book
 
 
2 CDs

Step 1: 2CDs → 2 x $36 = $72

Step 2: 1 unit =  $72  

Step 3: 8 units = 8 x $72

                          = $576

Chithra had $576 at first.

 


SOLUTION 2 :
Bag
 
 
Remaining
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bag
 
 
Book
 
 
2 CDs

Step 1: 2CDs → 2 x $36 = $72

Step 2: 1 unit (Bag) = 2 x $72  

                      = $144

Step 3: 4 units = 4 x $144

                          = $576

Chithra had $576 at first.



3)  

Mithra went shopping with some money. Mithra spent 25 of the money on a bag and 16 of the remaining money on a book. Finally, Mithra spent the rest of the money on 2 CDs at $15 each.

How much did Mithra have at first

Answer: $60


SOLUTION 1 :
Bag
 
 
Remaining
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bag
 
 
Book
 
 
2 CDs

Step 1: 5 units = 2 x $15  

                         = $30

Step 2: 1 unit = $30 ÷ 5

                      = $6

Step 3: 10 units = 20 x $6

                          = $60

Mithra had $60 at first.



4)  

Thamarai went shopping with some money. Thamarai spent 13 of the money on a bag and 14 of the remaining money on a book. Finally, Thamarai spent the rest of the money on 2 CDs at $39 each.

How much did Thamarai have at first

Answer: $156


SOLUTION 1 :
Bag
 
 
Remaining
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bag
 
 
Book
 
 
2 CDs

Step 1: 3 units = 2 x $39  

                         = $78

Step 2: 1 unit = $78 ÷ 3

                      = $26

Step 3: 6 units = 6 x $26

                          = $156

Thamarai had $156 at first.



5)  

Ponnalagu went shopping with some money. Ponnalagu spent 14 of the money on a bag and 56 of the remaining money on a book. Finally, Ponnalagu spent the rest of the money on 2 CDs at $36 each.

How much did Ponnalagu have at first

Answer: $576


SOLUTION 1 :
Bag
 
 
Remaining
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bag
 
 
Book
 
 
2 CDs

Step 1: 2CDs → 2 x $36 = $72

Step 2: 1 unit =  $72  

Step 3: 8 units = 8 x $72

                          = $576

Ponnalagu had $576 at first.

 


SOLUTION 2 :
Bag
 
 
Remaining
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bag
 
 
Book
 
 
2 CDs

Step 1: 2CDs → 2 x $36 = $72

Step 2: 1 unit (Bag) = 2 x $72  

                      = $144

Step 3: 4 units = 4 x $144

                          = $576

Ponnalagu had $576 at first.



6)  

Parveen went shopping with some money. Parveen spent 25 of the money on a bag and 16 of the remaining money on a book. Finally, Parveen spent the rest of the money on 2 CDs at $10 each.

How much did Parveen have at first

Answer: $40


SOLUTION 1 :
Bag
 
 
Remaining
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bag
 
 
Book
 
 
2 CDs

Step 1: 5 units = 2 x $10  

                         = $20

Step 2: 1 unit = $20 ÷ 5

                      = $4

Step 3: 10 units = 20 x $4

                          = $40

Parveen had $40 at first.



7)  

Tamilselvi went shopping with some money. Tamilselvi spent 13 of the money on a bag and 14 of the remaining money on a book. Finally, Tamilselvi spent the rest of the money on 2 CDs at $12 each.

How much did Tamilselvi have at first

Answer: $48


SOLUTION 1 :
Bag
 
 
Remaining
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bag
 
 
Book
 
 
2 CDs

Step 1: 3 units = 2 x $12  

                         = $24

Step 2: 1 unit = $24 ÷ 3

                      = $8

Step 3: 6 units = 6 x $8

                          = $48

Tamilselvi had $48 at first.



8)  

Selvanayaki went shopping with some money. Selvanayaki spent 14 of the money on a bag and 56 of the remaining money on a book. Finally, Selvanayaki spent the rest of the money on 2 CDs at $25 each.

How much did Selvanayaki have at first

Answer: $400


SOLUTION 1 :
Bag
 
 
Remaining
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bag
 
 
Book
 
 
2 CDs

Step 1: 2CDs → 2 x $25 = $50

Step 2: 1 unit =  $50  

Step 3: 8 units = 8 x $50

                          = $400

Selvanayaki had $400 at first.

 


SOLUTION 2 :
Bag
 
 
Remaining
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bag
 
 
Book
 
 
2 CDs

Step 1: 2CDs → 2 x $25 = $50

Step 2: 1 unit (Bag) = 2 x $50  

                      = $100

Step 3: 4 units = 4 x $100

                          = $400

Selvanayaki had $400 at first.



9)  

Tamilselvi went shopping with some money. Tamilselvi spent 25 of the money on a bag and 16 of the remaining money on a book. Finally, Tamilselvi spent the rest of the money on 2 CDs at $10 each.

How much did Tamilselvi have at first

Answer: $40


SOLUTION 1 :
Bag
 
 
Remaining
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bag
 
 
Book
 
 
2 CDs

Step 1: 5 units = 2 x $10  

                         = $20

Step 2: 1 unit = $20 ÷ 5

                      = $4

Step 3: 10 units = 20 x $4

                          = $40

Tamilselvi had $40 at first.



10)  

Parveen went shopping with some money. Parveen spent 13 of the money on a bag and 14 of the remaining money on a book. Finally, Parveen spent the rest of the money on 2 CDs at $27 each.

How much did Parveen have at first

Answer: $108


SOLUTION 1 :
Bag
 
 
Remaining
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bag
 
 
Book
 
 
2 CDs

Step 1: 3 units = 2 x $27  

                         = $54

Step 2: 1 unit = $54 ÷ 3

                      = $18

Step 3: 6 units = 6 x $18

                          = $108

Parveen had $108 at first.