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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)  

Helen had 8 stickers.


She gave 4 of them to Joseph.


What fraction of the stickers had Helen left



Answer:_______________




2)  

Elaine had 12 stickers.


She gave 8 of them to Tiffany.


What fraction of the stickers had Elaine left



Answer:_______________




3)  

Joyce had 12 balloons.


She gave 4 of them to Ivy.


What fraction of the balloons had Joyce left



Answer:_______________




4)  

Shawn had 10 chocolates.


He gave 6 of them to Minerva.


What fraction of the chocolates had Shawn left



Answer:_______________




5)  

Tiffany had 12 balloons.


She gave 3 of them to Joseph.


What fraction of the balloons had Tiffany left



Answer:_______________




6)  

Abigail had 5 flowers.


She gave 2 of them to Gina.


What fraction of the flowers had Abigail left



Answer:_______________




7)  

Tsha had 10 flowers.


She gave 4 of them to Andrew.


What fraction of the flowers had Tsha left



Answer:_______________




8)  

Minerva had 8 chocolates.


She gave 5 of them to Diana.


What fraction of the chocolates had Minerva left



Answer:_______________




9)  

Wilson had 4 balloons.


He gave 2 of them to Leon.


What fraction of the balloons had Wilson left



Answer:_______________




10)  

Ben had 6 flowers.


He gave 5 of them to May.


What fraction of the flowers had Ben left



Answer:_______________




 

1)  

Helen had 8 stickers.


She gave 4 of them to Joseph.


What fraction of the stickers had Helen left


Answer: 12


SOLUTION 1 :

Step 1: 8 stickers - 4 stickers = 4 stickers


Step 2: 48 = 12


Helen had 12 of the stickers left.



2)  

Elaine had 12 stickers.


She gave 8 of them to Tiffany.


What fraction of the stickers had Elaine left


Answer: 13


SOLUTION 1 :

Step 1: 12 stickers - 8 stickers = 4 stickers


Step 2: 412 = 13


Elaine had 13 of the stickers left.



3)  

Joyce had 12 balloons.


She gave 4 of them to Ivy.


What fraction of the balloons had Joyce left


Answer: 23


SOLUTION 1 :

Step 1: 12 balloons - 4 balloons = 8 balloons

Step 2: 812 = 23

Joyce had 23 of the balloons left.



4)  

Shawn had 10 chocolates.


He gave 6 of them to Minerva.


What fraction of the chocolates had Shawn left


Answer: 25


SOLUTION 1 :

Step 1: 10 chocolates - 6 chocolates = 4 chocolates

Step 2: 410 = 25

Shawn had 25 of the chocolates left.



5)  

Tiffany had 12 balloons.


She gave 3 of them to Joseph.


What fraction of the balloons had Tiffany left


Answer: 34


SOLUTION 1 :

Step 1: 12 balloons - 3 balloons = 9 balloons


Step 2: 912 = 34


Tiffany had 34 of the balloons left.



6)  

Abigail had 5 flowers.


She gave 2 of them to Gina.


What fraction of the flowers had Abigail left


Answer: 35


SOLUTION 1 :

Step 1: 5 flowers - 2 flowers = 3 flowers


Step 2: 35


Abigail had 35 of the flowers left.



7)  

Tsha had 10 flowers.


She gave 4 of them to Andrew.


What fraction of the flowers had Tsha left


Answer: 35


SOLUTION 1 :

Step 1: 10 flowers - 4 flowers = 6 flowers


Step 2: 610 = 35


Tsha had 35 of the flowers left.



8)  

Minerva had 8 chocolates.


She gave 5 of them to Diana.


What fraction of the chocolates had Minerva left


Answer: 38


SOLUTION 1 :

Step 1: 8 chocolates - 5 chocolates = 3 chocolates


Step 2:38


Minerva had 38 of the chocolates left.



9)  

Wilson had 4 balloons.


He gave 2 of them to Leon.


What fraction of the balloons had Wilson left


Answer: 12


SOLUTION 1 :

Step 1: 4 balloons - 2 balloons = 2 balloons


Step 2: 24 = 12


Wilson had 12 of the balloons left.



10)  

Ben had 6 flowers.


He gave 5 of them to May.


What fraction of the flowers had Ben left


Answer: 16


SOLUTION 1 :

Step 1: 6 flowers - 5 flowers = 1 flower


Step 2: 16


Ben had 16 of the flowers left.