Sasi Math (Revised for 1024)

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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.

In a bag made up of dice and marbles, there are 60% as many dice as marbles. How many dice are there in the bag if there are 332 more marbles than dice

Answer:_______________

At a party, there are 80 more women than men. The number of men is 60% of the number of women. How many people are there at the party

Answer:_______________

At a party, there are 60 more women than men. The number of men is 70% of the number of women. How many people are there at the party

Answer:_______________

In a bag made up of green and blue balls, there are 30% as many green balls as blue balls. How many green balls are there in the bag if there are 343 more blue balls than green balls

Answer:_______________

At a party, there are 75 more women than men. The number of men is 75% of the number of women. How many people are there at the party

Answer:_______________

In a bag made up of red and blue marbles, there are 45% as many red marbles as blue marbles. How many red marbles are there in the bag if there are 165 more blue marbles than red marbles

Answer:_______________

In a bag made up of green and blue balls, there are 35% as many green balls as blue balls. How many green balls are there in the bag if there are 325 more blue balls than green balls

Answer:_______________

At a party, there are 60 more women than men. The number of men is 85% of the number of women. How many people are there at the party

Answer:_______________

In a bag made up of dice and marbles, there are 75% as many dice as marbles. How many dice are there in the bag if there are 25 more marbles than dice

Answer:_______________

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At a party, there are 60 more women than men. The number of men is 80% of the number of women. How many people are there at the party

Answer:_______________

In a bag made up of dice and marbles, there are 60% as many dice as marbles. How many dice are there in the bag if there are 332 more marbles than dice

Answer: 498

SOLUTION 1 :

Step 1:	Dice	→ 60%
	Marbles	→ 100%
	Difference	→ 100% - 60%
		= 40%
Step 2:	40%	→ 332	(difference)
	1%	→ $\frac{332}{40%}$
	60%	→ $\frac{332}{40%}$ x 60%	(number of dice)
		= 498 dice

At a party, there are 80 more women than men. The number of men is 60% of the number of women. How many people are there at the party

Answer: 320

SOLUTION 1 :

Step 1:	Men	→ 60%
	Women	→ 100%
	Difference	→ 100% - 60%
		= 40%
Step 2:	40%	→ 80	(difference)
	1%	→ $\frac{80}{40%}$
Step 3:	Total percentage	→ 100% + 60%
		= 160%
	160%	→ $\frac{80}{40%}$ x 160%	(total number of people)
		= 320 people

At a party, there are 60 more women than men. The number of men is 70% of the number of women. How many people are there at the party

Answer: 340

SOLUTION 1 :

Step 1:	Men	→ 70%
	Women	→ 100%
	Difference	→ 100% - 70%
		= 30%
Step 2:	30%	→ 60	(difference)
	1%	→ $\frac{60}{30%}$
Step 3:	Total percentage	→ 100% + 70%
		= 170%
	170%	→ $\frac{60}{30%}$ x 170%	(total number of people)
		= 340 people

In a bag made up of green and blue balls, there are 30% as many green balls as blue balls. How many green balls are there in the bag if there are 343 more blue balls than green balls

Answer: 147

SOLUTION 1 :

Step 1:	Green balls	→ 30%
	Blue balls	→ 100%
	Difference	→ 100% - 30%
		= 70%
Step 2:	70%	→ 343	(difference)
	1%	→ $\frac{343}{70%}$
	30%	→ $\frac{343}{70%}$ x 30%	(number of green balls)
		= 147 green balls

At a party, there are 75 more women than men. The number of men is 75% of the number of women. How many people are there at the party

Answer: 525

SOLUTION 1 :

Step 1:	Men	→ 75%
	Women	→ 100%
	Difference	→ 100% - 75%
		= 25%
Step 2:	25%	→ 75	(difference)
	1%	→ $\frac{75}{25%}$
Step 3:	Total percentage	→ 100% + 75%
		= 175%
	175%	→ $\frac{75}{25%}$ x 175%	(total number of people)
		= 525 people

In a bag made up of red and blue marbles, there are 45% as many red marbles as blue marbles. How many red marbles are there in the bag if there are 165 more blue marbles than red marbles

Answer: 135

SOLUTION 1 :

Step 1:	Red marbles	→ 45%
	Blue marbles	→ 100%
	Difference	→ 100% - 45%
		= 55%
Step 2:	55%	→ 165	(difference)
	1%	→ $\frac{165}{55%}$
	45%	→ $\frac{165}{55%}$ x 45%	(number of red marbles)
		= 135 red marbles

In a bag made up of green and blue balls, there are 35% as many green balls as blue balls. How many green balls are there in the bag if there are 325 more blue balls than green balls

Answer: 175

SOLUTION 1 :

Step 1:	Green balls	→ 35%
	Blue balls	→ 100%
	Difference	→ 100% - 35%
		= 65%
Step 2:	65%	→ 325	(difference)
	1%	→ $\frac{325}{65%}$
	35%	→ $\frac{325}{65%}$ x 35%	(number of green balls)
		= 175 green balls

At a party, there are 60 more women than men. The number of men is 85% of the number of women. How many people are there at the party

Answer: 740

SOLUTION 1 :

Step 1:	Men	→ 85%
	Women	→ 100%
	Difference	→ 100% - 85%
		= 15%
Step 2:	15%	→ 60	(difference)
	1%	→ $\frac{60}{15%}$
Step 3:	Total percentage	→ 100% + 85%
		= 185%
	185%	→ $\frac{60}{15%}$ x 185%	(total number of people)
		= 740 people

In a bag made up of dice and marbles, there are 75% as many dice as marbles. How many dice are there in the bag if there are 25 more marbles than dice

Answer: 75

SOLUTION 1 :

Step 1:	Dice	→ 75%
	Marbles	→ 100%
	Difference	→ 100% - 75%
		= 25%
Step 2:	25%	→ 25	(difference)
	1%	→ $\frac{25}{25%}$
	75%	→ $\frac{25}{25%}$ x 75%	(number of dice)
		= 75 dice

10)

At a party, there are 60 more women than men. The number of men is 80% of the number of women. How many people are there at the party

Answer: 540

SOLUTION 1 :

Step 1:	Men	→ 80%
	Women	→ 100%
	Difference	→ 100% - 80%
		= 20%
Step 2:	20%	→ 60	(difference)
	1%	→ $\frac{60}{20%}$
Step 3:	Total percentage	→ 100% + 80%
		= 180%
	180%	→ $\frac{60}{20%}$ x 180%	(total number of people)
		= 540 people