Scroll:Heuristics >> External Transfer >> ps (2902)


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)  

There are 25% more red marbles than blue marbles in a bag. After I removed 40% of the red marbles and increased the number of blue marbles by another 29%, there are now 432 fewer red marbles than blue marbles. Find the number of blue marbles I had at first.


Answer:_______________




2)  

There are 50% more red marbles than blue marbles in a bag. After I removed 30% of the red marbles and increased the number of blue marbles by another 42%, there are now 148 fewer red marbles than blue marbles. Find the number of blue marbles I had at first.


Answer:_______________




3)  

There are 25% more red marbles than blue marbles in a bag. After I removed 40% of the red marbles and increased the number of blue marbles by another 35%, there are now 180 fewer red marbles than blue marbles. Find the number of blue marbles I had at first.


Answer:_______________




4)  

There are 50% more red marbles than blue marbles in a bag. After I removed 30% of the red marbles and increased the number of blue marbles by another 50%, there are now 225 fewer red marbles than blue marbles. Find the number of blue marbles I had at first.


Answer:_______________




5)  

There are 25% more red marbles than blue marbles in a bag. After I removed 40% of the red marbles and increased the number of blue marbles by another 21%, there are now 184 fewer red marbles than blue marbles. Find the number of blue marbles I had at first.


Answer:_______________




6)  

There are 50% more red marbles than blue marbles in a bag. After I removed 30% of the red marbles and increased the number of blue marbles by another 49%, there are now 176 fewer red marbles than blue marbles. Find the number of blue marbles I had at first.


Answer:_______________




7)  

There are 25% more red marbles than blue marbles in a bag. After I removed 40% of the red marbles and increased the number of blue marbles by another 41%, there are now 264 fewer red marbles than blue marbles. Find the number of blue marbles I had at first.


Answer:_______________




8)  

There are 50% more red marbles than blue marbles in a bag. After I removed 30% of the red marbles and increased the number of blue marbles by another 23%, there are now 324 fewer red marbles than blue marbles. Find the number of blue marbles I had at first.


Answer:_______________




9)  

There are 25% more red marbles than blue marbles in a bag. After I removed 40% of the red marbles and increased the number of blue marbles by another 52%, there are now 154 fewer red marbles than blue marbles. Find the number of blue marbles I had at first.


Answer:_______________




10)  

There are 50% more red marbles than blue marbles in a bag. After I removed 30% of the red marbles and increased the number of blue marbles by another 26%, there are now 189 fewer red marbles than blue marbles. Find the number of blue marbles I had at first.


Answer:_______________




 

1)  

There are 25% more red marbles than blue marbles in a bag. After I removed 40% of the red marbles and increased the number of blue marbles by another 29%, there are now 432 fewer red marbles than blue marbles. Find the number of blue marbles I had at first.

Answer: 800


SOLUTION 1 :
Step 1: Blue marbles →100% (at first)
  Red marbles →125% (at first)
Step 2: % of red marbles removed 40100 x 125%  
    = 50%  
  % of red marbles left →125% - 50%  
    = 75%  
 Step 3: % of blue marbles after the 29% increase →100% + 29%  
    = 129%  
 Step 4: Difference in % of marbles →129% - 75%  
    = 54%  
Step 5:                                      54% →432  
                                         1% 43254%  
  Number of blue marbles at the start         100% 43254% x 100%1  
    = 800  

 



2)  

There are 50% more red marbles than blue marbles in a bag. After I removed 30% of the red marbles and increased the number of blue marbles by another 42%, there are now 148 fewer red marbles than blue marbles. Find the number of blue marbles I had at first.

Answer: 400


SOLUTION 1 :
Step 1: Blue marbles →100% (at first)
  Red marbles →150% (at first)
Step 2: % of red marbles removed 30100 x 150%  
    = 45%  
  % of red marbles left →150% - 45%  
    = 105%  
 Step 3: % of blue marbles after the 42% increase →100% + 42%  
    = 142%  
 Step 4: Difference in % of marbles →142% - 105%  
    = 37%  
Step 5:                                      37% →148  
                                         1% 14837%  
  Number of blue marbles at the start         100% 14837% x 100%1  
    = 400  


3)  

There are 25% more red marbles than blue marbles in a bag. After I removed 40% of the red marbles and increased the number of blue marbles by another 35%, there are now 180 fewer red marbles than blue marbles. Find the number of blue marbles I had at first.

Answer: 300


SOLUTION 1 :
Step 1: Blue marbles →100% (at first)
  Red marbles →125% (at first)
Step 2: % of red marbles removed 40100 x 125%  
    = 50%  
  % of red marbles left →125% - 50%  
    = 75%  
 Step 3: % of blue marbles after the 35% increase →100% + 35%  
    = 135%  
 Step 4: Difference in % of marbles →135% - 75%  
    = 60%  
Step 5:                                      60% →180  
                                         1% 18060%  
  Number of blue marbles at the start         100% 18060% x 100%1  
    = 300  

 



4)  

There are 50% more red marbles than blue marbles in a bag. After I removed 30% of the red marbles and increased the number of blue marbles by another 50%, there are now 225 fewer red marbles than blue marbles. Find the number of blue marbles I had at first.

Answer: 500


SOLUTION 1 :
Step 1: Blue marbles →100% (at first)
  Red marbles →150% (at first)
Step 2: % of red marbles removed 30100 x 150%  
    = 45%  
  % of red marbles left →150% - 45%  
    = 105%  
 Step 3: % of blue marbles after the 50% increase →100% + 50%  
    = 150%  
 Step 4: Difference in % of marbles →150% - 105%  
    = 45%  
Step 5:                                      45% →225  
                                         1% 22545%  
  Number of blue marbles at the start         100% 22545% x 100%1  
    = 500  


5)  

There are 25% more red marbles than blue marbles in a bag. After I removed 40% of the red marbles and increased the number of blue marbles by another 21%, there are now 184 fewer red marbles than blue marbles. Find the number of blue marbles I had at first.

Answer: 400


SOLUTION 1 :
Step 1: Blue marbles →100% (at first)
  Red marbles →125% (at first)
Step 2: % of red marbles removed 40100 x 125%  
    = 50%  
  % of red marbles left →125% - 50%  
    = 75%  
 Step 3: % of blue marbles after the 21% increase →100% + 21%  
    = 121%  
 Step 4: Difference in % of marbles →121% - 75%  
    = 46%  
Step 5:                                      46% →184  
                                         1% 18446%  
  Number of blue marbles at the start         100% 18446% x 100%1  
    = 400  

 



6)  

There are 50% more red marbles than blue marbles in a bag. After I removed 30% of the red marbles and increased the number of blue marbles by another 49%, there are now 176 fewer red marbles than blue marbles. Find the number of blue marbles I had at first.

Answer: 400


SOLUTION 1 :
Step 1: Blue marbles →100% (at first)
  Red marbles →150% (at first)
Step 2: % of red marbles removed 30100 x 150%  
    = 45%  
  % of red marbles left →150% - 45%  
    = 105%  
 Step 3: % of blue marbles after the 49% increase →100% + 49%  
    = 149%  
 Step 4: Difference in % of marbles →149% - 105%  
    = 44%  
Step 5:                                      44% →176  
                                         1% 17644%  
  Number of blue marbles at the start         100% 17644% x 100%1  
    = 400  


7)  

There are 25% more red marbles than blue marbles in a bag. After I removed 40% of the red marbles and increased the number of blue marbles by another 41%, there are now 264 fewer red marbles than blue marbles. Find the number of blue marbles I had at first.

Answer: 400


SOLUTION 1 :
Step 1: Blue marbles →100% (at first)
  Red marbles →125% (at first)
Step 2: % of red marbles removed 40100 x 125%  
    = 50%  
  % of red marbles left →125% - 50%  
    = 75%  
 Step 3: % of blue marbles after the 41% increase →100% + 41%  
    = 141%  
 Step 4: Difference in % of marbles →141% - 75%  
    = 66%  
Step 5:                                      66% →264  
                                         1% 26466%  
  Number of blue marbles at the start         100% 26466% x 100%1  
    = 400  

 



8)  

There are 50% more red marbles than blue marbles in a bag. After I removed 30% of the red marbles and increased the number of blue marbles by another 23%, there are now 324 fewer red marbles than blue marbles. Find the number of blue marbles I had at first.

Answer: 1800


SOLUTION 1 :
Step 1: Blue marbles →100% (at first)
  Red marbles →150% (at first)
Step 2: % of red marbles removed 30100 x 150%  
    = 45%  
  % of red marbles left →150% - 45%  
    = 105%  
 Step 3: % of blue marbles after the 23% increase →100% + 23%  
    = 123%  
 Step 4: Difference in % of marbles →123% - 105%  
    = 18%  
Step 5:                                      18% →324  
                                         1% 32418%  
  Number of blue marbles at the start         100% 32418% x 100%1  
    = 1800  


9)  

There are 25% more red marbles than blue marbles in a bag. After I removed 40% of the red marbles and increased the number of blue marbles by another 52%, there are now 154 fewer red marbles than blue marbles. Find the number of blue marbles I had at first.

Answer: 200


SOLUTION 1 :
Step 1: Blue marbles →100% (at first)
  Red marbles →125% (at first)
Step 2: % of red marbles removed 40100 x 125%  
    = 50%  
  % of red marbles left →125% - 50%  
    = 75%  
 Step 3: % of blue marbles after the 52% increase →100% + 52%  
    = 152%  
 Step 4: Difference in % of marbles →152% - 75%  
    = 77%  
Step 5:                                      77% →154  
                                         1% 15477%  
  Number of blue marbles at the start         100% 15477% x 100%1  
    = 200  

 



10)  

There are 50% more red marbles than blue marbles in a bag. After I removed 30% of the red marbles and increased the number of blue marbles by another 26%, there are now 189 fewer red marbles than blue marbles. Find the number of blue marbles I had at first.

Answer: 900


SOLUTION 1 :
Step 1: Blue marbles →100% (at first)
  Red marbles →150% (at first)
Step 2: % of red marbles removed 30100 x 150%  
    = 45%  
  % of red marbles left →150% - 45%  
    = 105%  
 Step 3: % of blue marbles after the 26% increase →100% + 26%  
    = 126%  
 Step 4: Difference in % of marbles →126% - 105%  
    = 21%  
Step 5:                                      21% →189  
                                         1% 18921%  
  Number of blue marbles at the start         100% 18921% x 100%1  
    = 900