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 49%, there are now 132 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 39%, there are now 256 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 25%, there are now 480 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 16%, there are now 369 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 26%, there are now 168 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 441 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 17%, there are now 132 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 43%, there are now 340 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 41%, there are now 468 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 20%, there are now 180 fewer red marbles than blue marbles. Find the number of blue marbles I had at first.

Answer:_______________

Answer: 300

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 49% increase	→100% + 49%
		= 149%
Step 4:	Difference in % of marbles	→149% - 105%
		= 44%
Step 5:	44%	→132
	1%	→ $\frac{132}{44%}$
	Number of blue marbles at the start 100%	→ $\frac{132}{44%}$ x $\frac{100%}{1}$
		= 300

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 39% increase	→100% + 39%
		= 139%
Step 4:	Difference in % of marbles	→139% - 75%
		= 64%
Step 5:	64%	→256
	1%	→ $\frac{256}{64%}$
	Number of blue marbles at the start 100%	→ $\frac{256}{64%}$ x $\frac{100%}{1}$
		= 400

Answer: 2400

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 25% increase	→100% + 25%
		= 125%
Step 4:	Difference in % of marbles	→125% - 105%
		= 20%
Step 5:	20%	→480
	1%	→ $\frac{480}{20%}$
	Number of blue marbles at the start 100%	→ $\frac{480}{20%}$ x $\frac{100%}{1}$
		= 2400

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 16% increase	→100% + 16%
		= 116%
Step 4:	Difference in % of marbles	→116% - 75%
		= 41%
Step 5:	41%	→369
	1%	→ $\frac{369}{41%}$
	Number of blue marbles at the start 100%	→ $\frac{369}{41%}$ x $\frac{100%}{1}$
		= 900

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 26% increase	→100% + 26%
		= 126%
Step 4:	Difference in % of marbles	→126% - 105%
		= 21%
Step 5:	21%	→168
	1%	→ $\frac{168}{21%}$
	Number of blue marbles at the start 100%	→ $\frac{168}{21%}$ x $\frac{100%}{1}$
		= 800

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 24% increase	→100% + 24%
		= 124%
Step 4:	Difference in % of marbles	→124% - 75%
		= 49%
Step 5:	49%	→441
	1%	→ $\frac{441}{49%}$
	Number of blue marbles at the start 100%	→ $\frac{441}{49%}$ x $\frac{100%}{1}$
		= 900

Answer: 1100

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 17% increase	→100% + 17%
		= 117%
Step 4:	Difference in % of marbles	→117% - 105%
		= 12%
Step 5:	12%	→132
	1%	→ $\frac{132}{12%}$
	Number of blue marbles at the start 100%	→ $\frac{132}{12%}$ x $\frac{100%}{1}$
		= 1100

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 43% increase	→100% + 43%
		= 143%
Step 4:	Difference in % of marbles	→143% - 75%
		= 68%
Step 5:	68%	→340
	1%	→ $\frac{340}{68%}$
	Number of blue marbles at the start 100%	→ $\frac{340}{68%}$ x $\frac{100%}{1}$
		= 500

Answer: 1300

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 41% increase	→100% + 41%
		= 141%
Step 4:	Difference in % of marbles	→141% - 105%
		= 36%
Step 5:	36%	→468
	1%	→ $\frac{468}{36%}$
	Number of blue marbles at the start 100%	→ $\frac{468}{36%}$ x $\frac{100%}{1}$
		= 1300

10)

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 20% increase	→100% + 20%
		= 120%
Step 4:	Difference in % of marbles	→120% - 75%
		= 45%
Step 5:	45%	→180
	1%	→ $\frac{180}{45%}$
	Number of blue marbles at the start 100%	→ $\frac{180}{45%}$ x $\frac{100%}{1}$
		= 400