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 252 sweets in a jar. Thamarai took $\frac{4}{7}$ of the sweets. Savithri took $\frac{2}{7}$ of the sweets and Ramani took the remainder.

a) What fraction of the sweets did Ramani take Express your answer in the simplest form.

b) How many sweets did Thamarai and Savithri take altogether

a).

b).

Answer:_______________

There are 256 sweets in a jar. Poovazhagi took $\frac{3}{8}$ of the sweets. Haritha took $\frac{1}{8}$ of the sweets and Panimalar took the remainder.

a) What fraction of the sweets did Panimalar take

b) How many sweets did Poovazhagi and Haritha take altogether

a).

b).

Answer:_______________

There are 207 sweets in a jar. Indra took $\frac{4}{9}$ of the sweets. Savithri took $\frac{2}{9}$ of the sweets and Tamilselvi took the remainder.

a) What fraction of the sweets did Tamilselvi take Express your answer in the simplest form.

b) How many sweets did Indra and Savithri take altogether

a).

b).

Answer:_______________

There are 190 sweets in a jar. Pavi took $\frac{3}{10}$ of the sweets. Jeevini took $\frac{1}{10}$ of the sweets and Ponnalagu took the remainder.

a) What fraction of the sweets did Ponnalagu take

b) How many sweets did Pavi and Jeevini take altogether

a).

b).

Answer:_______________

There are 40 sweets in a jar. Poongodi took $\frac{2}{5}$ of the sweets. Tamilselvi took $\frac{1}{5}$ of the sweets and Haritha took the remainder.

a) What fraction of the sweets did Haritha take

b) How many sweets did Poongodi and Tamilselvi take altogether

a).

b).

Answer:_______________

There are 119 sweets in a jar. Pavi took $\frac{4}{7}$ of the sweets. Haritha took $\frac{2}{7}$ of the sweets and Ponnalagu took the remainder.

a) What fraction of the sweets did Ponnalagu take Express your answer in the simplest form.

b) How many sweets did Pavi and Haritha take altogether

a).

b).

Answer:_______________

There are 80 sweets in a jar. Ovini took $\frac{3}{8}$ of the sweets. Savithri took $\frac{1}{8}$ of the sweets and Indra took the remainder.

a) What fraction of the sweets did Indra take

b) How many sweets did Ovini and Savithri take altogether

a).

b).

Answer:_______________

There are 225 sweets in a jar. Panimalar took $\frac{4}{9}$ of the sweets. Swathi took $\frac{2}{9}$ of the sweets and Tulasi took the remainder.

a) What fraction of the sweets did Tulasi take Express your answer in the simplest form.

b) How many sweets did Panimalar and Swathi take altogether

a).

b).

Answer:_______________

There are 270 sweets in a jar. Thamarai took $\frac{3}{10}$ of the sweets. Mithra took $\frac{1}{10}$ of the sweets and Savithri took the remainder.

a) What fraction of the sweets did Savithri take

b) How many sweets did Thamarai and Mithra take altogether

a).

b).

Answer:_______________

10)

There are 120 sweets in a jar. Parveen took $\frac{2}{5}$ of the sweets. Savithri took $\frac{1}{5}$ of the sweets and Swathi took the remainder.

a) What fraction of the sweets did Swathi take

b) How many sweets did Parveen and Savithri take altogether

a).

b).

Answer:_______________

There are 252 sweets in a jar. Thamarai took $\frac{4}{7}$ of the sweets. Savithri took $\frac{2}{7}$ of the sweets and Ramani took the remainder.

a) What fraction of the sweets did Ramani take Express your answer in the simplest form.

b) How many sweets did Thamarai and Savithri take altogether

a). Answer: $\frac{1}{7}$

b). Answer: 216

SOLUTION 1 :

252

Thamarai

Savithri

Ramani

a). $\frac{7}{7}$ - $\frac{4}{7}$ - $\frac{2}{7}$ = $\frac{1}{7}$

Ramani took $\frac{1}{7}$ of the sweets.

b).

Step 1: 7 units = 252

1 unit = 252 ÷ 7

= 36

Step 2: 4 units (Thamarai) + 2 units (Savithri) = 6 units

Step 3: 6 units = 6 x 36

= 216

Thamarai and Savithri took 216 sweets altogether.

There are 256 sweets in a jar. Poovazhagi took $\frac{3}{8}$ of the sweets. Haritha took $\frac{1}{8}$ of the sweets and Panimalar took the remainder.

a) What fraction of the sweets did Panimalar take

b) How many sweets did Poovazhagi and Haritha take altogether

a). Answer: $\frac{1}{2}$

b). Answer: 128

SOLUTION 1 :

256

Poovazhagi

Haritha

Panimalar

a) $\frac{8}{8}$ - $\frac{4}{8}$ - $\frac{1}{8}$ = $\frac{3}{8}$

Panimalar took $\frac{3}{8}$ of the sweets.

b).

Step 1: 8 units = 256

1 unit = 256 ÷ 8

= 32 Haritha

Step 2: 4 units (Poovazhagi) + 1 units (Haritha) = 5 units

Step 3: 5 units = 5 x 32

= 128

Poovazhagi and Haritha took 128 sweets altogether.

There are 207 sweets in a jar. Indra took $\frac{4}{9}$ of the sweets. Savithri took $\frac{2}{9}$ of the sweets and Tamilselvi took the remainder.

a) What fraction of the sweets did Tamilselvi take Express your answer in the simplest form.

b) How many sweets did Indra and Savithri take altogether

a). Answer: $\frac{1}{3}$

b). Answer: 138

SOLUTION 1 :

207

Indra

Savithri

Tamilselvi

a) $\frac{9}{9}$ - $\frac{4}{9}$ - $\frac{2}{9}$ = $\frac{3}{9}$

$\frac{3 ÷ 3}{9 ÷ 3}$ = $\frac{1}{3}$

Tamilselvi took $\frac{1}{3}$ of the sweets.

b).

Step 1: 9 units = 207

1 unit = 207 ÷ 9

= 23

Step 2: 4 units (Indra) + 2 units (Savithri) = 6 units

Step 3: 6 units = 6 x 23

= 138

Indra and Savithri took 138 sweets altogether.

There are 190 sweets in a jar. Pavi took $\frac{3}{10}$ of the sweets. Jeevini took $\frac{1}{10}$ of the sweets and Ponnalagu took the remainder.

a) What fraction of the sweets did Ponnalagu take

b) How many sweets did Pavi and Jeevini take altogether

a). Answer: $\frac{3}{5}$

b). Answer: 76

SOLUTION 1 :

190

Pavi

Jeevini

Ponnalagu

a). $\frac{10}{10}$ - $\frac{3}{10}$ - $\frac{1}{10}$ = $\frac{6}{10}$

$\frac{6 ÷ 2}{10 ÷ 2}$ = $\frac{3}{5}$

Ponnalagu took $\frac{3}{5}$ of the sweets.

b).

Step 1: 10 units = 190

1 unit = 190 ÷ 10

= 19

Step 2: 3 units (Pavi) + 1 units (Jeevini) = 4 units

Step 3: 4 units = 4 x 19

= 76

Pavi and Jeevini took 76 sweets altogether.

There are 40 sweets in a jar. Poongodi took $\frac{2}{5}$ of the sweets. Tamilselvi took $\frac{1}{5}$ of the sweets and Haritha took the remainder.

a) What fraction of the sweets did Haritha take

b) How many sweets did Poongodi and Tamilselvi take altogether

a). Answer: $\frac{2}{5}$

b). Answer: 24

SOLUTION 1 :

Poongodi

Tamilselvi

Haritha

a) $\frac{5}{5}$ - $\frac{2}{5}$ - $\frac{1}{5}$ = $\frac{2}{5}$

Haritha took $\frac{2}{5}$ of the sweets.

b).

Step 1: 5 units = 40

1 unit = 40 ÷ 5

= 8

Step 2: 2 units (Poongodi) + 1 unit (Tamilselvi) = 3 units

Step 3: 3 units = 3 x 8

= 24

Poongodi and Tamilselvi took 24 sweets altogether.

There are 119 sweets in a jar. Pavi took $\frac{4}{7}$ of the sweets. Haritha took $\frac{2}{7}$ of the sweets and Ponnalagu took the remainder.

a) What fraction of the sweets did Ponnalagu take Express your answer in the simplest form.

b) How many sweets did Pavi and Haritha take altogether

a). Answer: $\frac{1}{7}$

b). Answer: 102

SOLUTION 1 :

119

Pavi

Haritha

Ponnalagu

a). $\frac{7}{7}$ - $\frac{4}{7}$ - $\frac{2}{7}$ = $\frac{1}{7}$

Ponnalagu took $\frac{1}{7}$ of the sweets.

b).

Step 1: 7 units = 119

1 unit = 119 ÷ 7

= 17

Step 2: 4 units (Pavi) + 2 units (Haritha) = 6 units

Step 3: 6 units = 6 x 17

= 102

Pavi and Haritha took 102 sweets altogether.

There are 80 sweets in a jar. Ovini took $\frac{3}{8}$ of the sweets. Savithri took $\frac{1}{8}$ of the sweets and Indra took the remainder.

a) What fraction of the sweets did Indra take

b) How many sweets did Ovini and Savithri take altogether

a). Answer: $\frac{1}{2}$

b). Answer: 40

SOLUTION 1 :

Ovini

Savithri

Indra

a) $\frac{8}{8}$ - $\frac{4}{8}$ - $\frac{1}{8}$ = $\frac{3}{8}$

Indra took $\frac{3}{8}$ of the sweets.

b).

Step 1: 8 units = 80

1 unit = 80 ÷ 8

= 10 Savithri

Step 2: 4 units (Ovini) + 1 units (Savithri) = 5 units

Step 3: 5 units = 5 x 10

= 40

Ovini and Savithri took 40 sweets altogether.

There are 225 sweets in a jar. Panimalar took $\frac{4}{9}$ of the sweets. Swathi took $\frac{2}{9}$ of the sweets and Tulasi took the remainder.

a) What fraction of the sweets did Tulasi take Express your answer in the simplest form.

b) How many sweets did Panimalar and Swathi take altogether

a). Answer: $\frac{1}{3}$

b). Answer: 150

SOLUTION 1 :

225

Panimalar

Swathi

Tulasi

a) $\frac{9}{9}$ - $\frac{4}{9}$ - $\frac{2}{9}$ = $\frac{3}{9}$

$\frac{3 ÷ 3}{9 ÷ 3}$ = $\frac{1}{3}$

Tulasi took $\frac{1}{3}$ of the sweets.

b).

Step 1: 9 units = 225

1 unit = 225 ÷ 9

= 25

Step 2: 4 units (Panimalar) + 2 units (Swathi) = 6 units

Step 3: 6 units = 6 x 25

= 150

Panimalar and Swathi took 150 sweets altogether.

There are 270 sweets in a jar. Thamarai took $\frac{3}{10}$ of the sweets. Mithra took $\frac{1}{10}$ of the sweets and Savithri took the remainder.

a) What fraction of the sweets did Savithri take

b) How many sweets did Thamarai and Mithra take altogether

a). Answer: $\frac{3}{5}$

b). Answer: 108

SOLUTION 1 :

270

Thamarai

Mithra

Savithri

a). $\frac{10}{10}$ - $\frac{3}{10}$ - $\frac{1}{10}$ = $\frac{6}{10}$

$\frac{6 ÷ 2}{10 ÷ 2}$ = $\frac{3}{5}$

Savithri took $\frac{3}{5}$ of the sweets.

b).

Step 1: 10 units = 270

1 unit = 270 ÷ 10

= 27

Step 2: 3 units (Thamarai) + 1 units (Mithra) = 4 units

Step 3: 4 units = 4 x 27

= 108

Thamarai and Mithra took 108 sweets altogether.

10)

There are 120 sweets in a jar. Parveen took $\frac{2}{5}$ of the sweets. Savithri took $\frac{1}{5}$ of the sweets and Swathi took the remainder.

a) What fraction of the sweets did Swathi take

b) How many sweets did Parveen and Savithri take altogether

a). Answer: $\frac{2}{5}$

b). Answer: 72

SOLUTION 1 :

120

Parveen

Savithri

Swathi

a) $\frac{5}{5}$ - $\frac{2}{5}$ - $\frac{1}{5}$ = $\frac{2}{5}$

Swathi took $\frac{2}{5}$ of the sweets.

b).

Step 1: 5 units = 120

1 unit = 120 ÷ 5

= 24

Step 2: 2 units (Parveen) + 1 unit (Savithri) = 3 units

Step 3: 3 units = 3 x 24

= 72

Parveen and Savithri took 72 sweets altogether.