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.

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 20%, there are now 285 fewer red marbles than blue marbles. Find the number of blue marbles I had at first.

Answer:_______________

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 24%, there are now 245 fewer red marbles than blue marbles. Find the number of blue marbles I had at first.

Answer:_______________

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 34%, there are now 145 fewer red marbles than blue marbles. Find the number of blue marbles I had at first.

Answer:_______________

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 47%, there are now 216 fewer red marbles than blue marbles. Find the number of blue marbles I had at first.

Answer:_______________

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 54%, there are now 294 fewer red marbles than blue marbles. Find the number of blue marbles I had at first.

Answer:_______________

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 27%, there are now 208 fewer red marbles than blue marbles. Find the number of blue marbles I had at first.

Answer:_______________

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 35%, there are now 420 fewer red marbles than blue marbles. Find the number of blue marbles I had at first.

Answer:_______________

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 32%, there are now 114 fewer red marbles than blue marbles. Find the number of blue marbles I had at first.

Answer:_______________

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 53%, there are now 384 fewer red marbles than blue marbles. Find the number of blue marbles I had at first.

Answer:_______________

10)

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 19%, there are now 396 fewer red marbles than blue marbles. Find the number of blue marbles I had at first.

Answer:_______________

Answer: 1900

SOLUTION 1 :

Step 1:	Blue marbles	→100%	(at first)
	Red marbles	→150%	(at first)
Step 2:	% of red marbles removed	→ $\frac{30}{100}$ x 150%
		= 45%
	% of red marbles left	→150% - 45%
		= 105%
Step 3:	% of blue marbles after the 20% increase	→100% + 20%
		= 120%
Step 4:	Difference in % of marbles	→120% - 105%
		= 15%
Step 5:	15%	→285
	1%	→ $\frac{285}{15%}$
	Number of blue marbles at the start 100%	→ $\frac{285}{15%}$ x $\frac{100%}{1}$
		= 1900

Answer: 500

SOLUTION 1 :

Step 1:	Blue marbles	→100%	(at first)
	Red marbles	→125%	(at first)
Step 2:	% of red marbles removed	→ $\frac{40}{100}$ x 125%
		= 50%
	% of red marbles left	→125% - 50%
		= 75%
Step 3:	% of blue marbles after the 24% increase	→100% + 24%
		= 124%
Step 4:	Difference in % of marbles	→124% - 75%
		= 49%
Step 5:	49%	→245
	1%	→ $\frac{245}{49%}$
	Number of blue marbles at the start 100%	→ $\frac{245}{49%}$ x $\frac{100%}{1}$
		= 500

Answer: 500

SOLUTION 1 :

Step 1:	Blue marbles	→100%	(at first)
	Red marbles	→150%	(at first)
Step 2:	% of red marbles removed	→ $\frac{30}{100}$ x 150%
		= 45%
	% of red marbles left	→150% - 45%
		= 105%
Step 3:	% of blue marbles after the 34% increase	→100% + 34%
		= 134%
Step 4:	Difference in % of marbles	→134% - 105%
		= 29%
Step 5:	29%	→145
	1%	→ $\frac{145}{29%}$
	Number of blue marbles at the start 100%	→ $\frac{145}{29%}$ x $\frac{100%}{1}$
		= 500

Answer: 300

SOLUTION 1 :

Step 1:	Blue marbles	→100%	(at first)
	Red marbles	→125%	(at first)
Step 2:	% of red marbles removed	→ $\frac{40}{100}$ x 125%
		= 50%
	% of red marbles left	→125% - 50%
		= 75%
Step 3:	% of blue marbles after the 47% increase	→100% + 47%
		= 147%
Step 4:	Difference in % of marbles	→147% - 75%
		= 72%
Step 5:	72%	→216
	1%	→ $\frac{216}{72%}$
	Number of blue marbles at the start 100%	→ $\frac{216}{72%}$ x $\frac{100%}{1}$
		= 300

Answer: 600

SOLUTION 1 :

Step 1:	Blue marbles	→100%	(at first)
	Red marbles	→150%	(at first)
Step 2:	% of red marbles removed	→ $\frac{30}{100}$ x 150%
		= 45%
	% of red marbles left	→150% - 45%
		= 105%
Step 3:	% of blue marbles after the 54% increase	→100% + 54%
		= 154%
Step 4:	Difference in % of marbles	→154% - 105%
		= 49%
Step 5:	49%	→294
	1%	→ $\frac{294}{49%}$
	Number of blue marbles at the start 100%	→ $\frac{294}{49%}$ x $\frac{100%}{1}$
		= 600

Answer: 400

SOLUTION 1 :

Step 1:	Blue marbles	→100%	(at first)
	Red marbles	→125%	(at first)
Step 2:	% of red marbles removed	→ $\frac{40}{100}$ x 125%
		= 50%
	% of red marbles left	→125% - 50%
		= 75%
Step 3:	% of blue marbles after the 27% increase	→100% + 27%
		= 127%
Step 4:	Difference in % of marbles	→127% - 75%
		= 52%
Step 5:	52%	→208
	1%	→ $\frac{208}{52%}$
	Number of blue marbles at the start 100%	→ $\frac{208}{52%}$ x $\frac{100%}{1}$
		= 400

Answer: 1400

SOLUTION 1 :

Step 1:	Blue marbles	→100%	(at first)
	Red marbles	→150%	(at first)
Step 2:	% of red marbles removed	→ $\frac{30}{100}$ x 150%
		= 45%
	% of red marbles left	→150% - 45%
		= 105%
Step 3:	% of blue marbles after the 35% increase	→100% + 35%
		= 135%
Step 4:	Difference in % of marbles	→135% - 105%
		= 30%
Step 5:	30%	→420
	1%	→ $\frac{420}{30%}$
	Number of blue marbles at the start 100%	→ $\frac{420}{30%}$ x $\frac{100%}{1}$
		= 1400

Answer: 200

SOLUTION 1 :

Step 1:	Blue marbles	→100%	(at first)
	Red marbles	→125%	(at first)
Step 2:	% of red marbles removed	→ $\frac{40}{100}$ x 125%
		= 50%
	% of red marbles left	→125% - 50%
		= 75%
Step 3:	% of blue marbles after the 32% increase	→100% + 32%
		= 132%
Step 4:	Difference in % of marbles	→132% - 75%
		= 57%
Step 5:	57%	→114
	1%	→ $\frac{114}{57%}$
	Number of blue marbles at the start 100%	→ $\frac{114}{57%}$ x $\frac{100%}{1}$
		= 200

Answer: 800

SOLUTION 1 :

Step 1:	Blue marbles	→100%	(at first)
	Red marbles	→150%	(at first)
Step 2:	% of red marbles removed	→ $\frac{30}{100}$ x 150%
		= 45%
	% of red marbles left	→150% - 45%
		= 105%
Step 3:	% of blue marbles after the 53% increase	→100% + 53%
		= 153%
Step 4:	Difference in % of marbles	→153% - 105%
		= 48%
Step 5:	48%	→384
	1%	→ $\frac{384}{48%}$
	Number of blue marbles at the start 100%	→ $\frac{384}{48%}$ x $\frac{100%}{1}$
		= 800

10)

Answer: 900

SOLUTION 1 :

Step 1:	Blue marbles	→100%	(at first)
	Red marbles	→125%	(at first)
Step 2:	% of red marbles removed	→ $\frac{40}{100}$ x 125%
		= 50%
	% of red marbles left	→125% - 50%
		= 75%
Step 3:	% of blue marbles after the 19% increase	→100% + 19%
		= 119%
Step 4:	Difference in % of marbles	→119% - 75%
		= 44%
Step 5:	44%	→396
	1%	→ $\frac{396}{44%}$
	Number of blue marbles at the start 100%	→ $\frac{396}{44%}$ x $\frac{100%}{1}$
		= 900