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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 painted fences along the side of a road. 112 of them are painted red. 512 of them are painted purple, and the rest are painted yellow.

a) What fraction of the fences are painted yellow Express your answer in the simplest form.

b) If 204 of the fences are yellow, how many fences are there in all


Answer:_______________




2)  

18 of a box of balloons are red. 38 of the same box of balloons are blue and the rest are green. There are 304 green balloons.

a) What fraction of the balloons are green Express your answer in the simplest form.

b) How many balloons are blue



Answer:_______________




3)  

25 of a box of pastries are cupcakes. 15 of the same box of pastries are muffins and the rest are pancakes. There are 170 pancakes.

a) What fraction of the box of pastries are pancakes Express your answer in the simplest form.

b) How many pastries are muffins



Answer:_______________




4)  

Chidambaram spent 36 of his money on a suit and 16 of his money on some pie. He is left with $4736.

a) What fraction of his money did he have left Express your answer in the simplest form.

b) How much money did he spend on suit

$ ___


Answer:_______________




5)  

Haritha has to deliver a certain amounts of pizza. 111 of them have to be delivered to Hougang Avenue 1 and 411 of the pizzas have to be delivered to Hougang Avenue 2. The rest of them have to be delivered to Hougang Avenue 3.

a) What fraction of the pizzas have to be delivered to Hougang Avenue 3 Express your answer in the simplest form.

b) 84 pizzas were given to Haritha to delivered to Hougang Avenue 3. How many pizzas have to be delivered to Hougang Avenue 2


Answer:_______________




6)  

There are a certain number of pupils in a school. 37 of them likes English and 27 of them likes Math. The rest of them likes Science.

a) What fraction of the school likes Science Express your answer in the simplest form.

b) There are 168 pupils in the school. How many pupils likes Science


Answer:_______________




7)  

There are painted fences along the side of a road. 112 of them are painted red. 512 of them are painted purple, and the rest are painted yellow.

a) What fraction of the fences are painted yellow Express your answer in the simplest form.

b) If 108 of the fences are yellow, how many fences are there in all


Answer:_______________




8)  

18 of a box of balloons are red. 38 of the same box of balloons are blue and the rest are green. There are 496 green balloons.

a) What fraction of the balloons are green Express your answer in the simplest form.

b) How many balloons are blue



Answer:_______________




9)  

25 of a box of pastries are cupcakes. 15 of the same box of pastries are muffins and the rest are pancakes. There are 208 pancakes.

a) What fraction of the box of pastries are pancakes Express your answer in the simplest form.

b) How many pastries are muffins



Answer:_______________




10)  

Pugal spent 36 of his money on a suit and 16 of his money on some pie. He is left with $828.

a) What fraction of his money did he have left Express your answer in the simplest form.

b) How much money did he spend on suit

$ ___


Answer:_______________




 

1)  

There are painted fences along the side of a road. 112 of them are painted red. 512 of them are painted purple, and the rest are painted yellow.

a) What fraction of the fences are painted yellow Express your answer in the simplest form.

Answer: 12

b) If 204 of the fences are yellow, how many fences are there in all

Answer: 408


SOLUTION 1 :
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Red
 
 
Purple
 
 
Yellow

a) Step 1:  112 + 512 = 612

     Step 2: 1212 - 612 = 612

                                = 12

12 of the fences were painted yellow.

b)

Step 3:6 units= 204
 1 unit= 204 ÷ 6
  = 34
Step 4:12 units= 12 x 34
  = 408

 

There are 408 fences in all.



2)  

18 of a box of balloons are red. 38 of the same box of balloons are blue and the rest are green. There are 304 green balloons.

a) What fraction of the balloons are green Express your answer in the simplest form.

Answer: 12

b) How many balloons are blue

Answer: 228


SOLUTION 1 :
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Red
 
 
Blue

a) Step 1: 1838 = 48

     Step 2: 88 - 48 = 48

                            = 12

12 of the balloons are green.

 

b)

Step 3: 4 units = 304
Step 4: 1 unit = 304 ÷ 4
  = 76
Step 5: 3 units = 3 x 76
  = 228

228 of the balloons are blue.



3)  

25 of a box of pastries are cupcakes. 15 of the same box of pastries are muffins and the rest are pancakes. There are 170 pancakes.

a) What fraction of the box of pastries are pancakes Express your answer in the simplest form.

Answer: 25

b) How many pastries are muffins

Answer: 85


SOLUTION 1 :
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cupcake
 
 
Muffin
 
 
Pancake

a) Step 1: 1 x 23 x 2 + 16 = 36  

                                 = 12

    Step 2: 1 - 1212

12 of pastries are pancakes.

 

b)

Step 3: 3 units = 170
Step 4: 1 unit = 170 ÷ 3
  = 85

There are 85 muffins.



4)  

Chidambaram spent 36 of his money on a suit and 16 of his money on some pie. He is left with $4736.

a) What fraction of his money did he have left Express your answer in the simplest form.

Answer: 13

b) How much money did he spend on suit

Answer: $7104


SOLUTION 1 :
Pupils
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Suit
 
 
Pie
 
 
Left

a) Step 1: 1 x 32 x 3 - 16 = 46  

                                = 23

    Step 2: 1 - 23 = 13

He left 13 of his money.

b)

Step 3:2 units= $4736
 1 unit= $4736 ÷ 2
  = $2368
Step 4:3 units= 3 x $2368
  = $7104

He spend $7104 on suit.



5)  

Haritha has to deliver a certain amounts of pizza. 111 of them have to be delivered to Hougang Avenue 1 and 411 of the pizzas have to be delivered to Hougang Avenue 2. The rest of them have to be delivered to Hougang Avenue 3.

a) What fraction of the pizzas have to be delivered to Hougang Avenue 3 Express your answer in the simplest form.

Answer: 611

b) 84 pizzas were given to Haritha to delivered to Hougang Avenue 3. How many pizzas have to be delivered to Hougang Avenue 2

Answer: 56


SOLUTION 1 :
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ave. 1
 
 
Ave. 2
 
 
Ave. 3

a) Step 1: 111 411 = 511

    Step 2: 1111 - 511 = 611

611 of the pizzas have to be delivered to Hougang Avenue 3.

b)

Step 3: 6 units = 84
  1 unit = 84 ÷ 6
    = 14
Step 4: 4 units = 4 x 14
    = 56

56 pizzas have to be delivered to Hougang Avenue 2.



6)  

There are a certain number of pupils in a school. 37 of them likes English and 27 of them likes Math. The rest of them likes Science.

a) What fraction of the school likes Science Express your answer in the simplest form.

Answer: 27

b) There are 168 pupils in the school. How many pupils likes Science

Answer: 48


SOLUTION 1 :
Pupils
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
English
 
 
Maths
 
 
Science

a) Step 1: 37 + 27 = 57

    Step 2: 77 - 57 = 27

27 of the school like Science.

 

b)

Step 3: 7 units = 168
  1 unit = 168 ÷ 7
    = 24
Step 4: 2 unit = 2 x 24
    = 48

48 pupils likes Science.



7)  

There are painted fences along the side of a road. 112 of them are painted red. 512 of them are painted purple, and the rest are painted yellow.

a) What fraction of the fences are painted yellow Express your answer in the simplest form.

Answer: 12

b) If 108 of the fences are yellow, how many fences are there in all

Answer: 216


SOLUTION 1 :
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Red
 
 
Purple
 
 
Yellow

a) Step 1:  112 + 512 = 612

     Step 2: 1212 - 612 = 612

                                = 12

12 of the fences were painted yellow.

b)

Step 3:6 units= 108
 1 unit= 108 ÷ 6
  = 18
Step 4:12 units= 12 x 18
  = 216

 

There are 216 fences in all.



8)  

18 of a box of balloons are red. 38 of the same box of balloons are blue and the rest are green. There are 496 green balloons.

a) What fraction of the balloons are green Express your answer in the simplest form.

Answer: 12

b) How many balloons are blue

Answer: 372


SOLUTION 1 :
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Red
 
 
Blue

a) Step 1: 1838 = 48

     Step 2: 88 - 48 = 48

                            = 12

12 of the balloons are green.

 

b)

Step 3: 4 units = 496
Step 4: 1 unit = 496 ÷ 4
  = 124
Step 5: 3 units = 3 x 124
  = 372

372 of the balloons are blue.



9)  

25 of a box of pastries are cupcakes. 15 of the same box of pastries are muffins and the rest are pancakes. There are 208 pancakes.

a) What fraction of the box of pastries are pancakes Express your answer in the simplest form.

Answer: 25

b) How many pastries are muffins

Answer: 104


SOLUTION 1 :
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cupcake
 
 
Muffin
 
 
Pancake

a) Step 1: 1 x 23 x 2 + 16 = 36  

                                 = 12

    Step 2: 1 - 1212

12 of pastries are pancakes.

 

b)

Step 3: 3 units = 208
Step 4: 1 unit = 208 ÷ 3
  = 104

There are 104 muffins.



10)  

Pugal spent 36 of his money on a suit and 16 of his money on some pie. He is left with $828.

a) What fraction of his money did he have left Express your answer in the simplest form.

Answer: 13

b) How much money did he spend on suit

Answer: $1242


SOLUTION 1 :
Pupils
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Suit
 
 
Pie
 
 
Left

a) Step 1: 1 x 32 x 3 - 16 = 46  

                                = 23

    Step 2: 1 - 23 = 13

He left 13 of his money.

b)

Step 3:2 units= $828
 1 unit= $828 ÷ 2
  = $414
Step 4:3 units= 3 x $414
  = $1242

He spend $1242 on suit.