Sasi Math (Revised for 1024)

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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.

There are 250 sweets in a jar. Chithra took $\frac{3}{10}$ of the sweets. Swathi took $\frac{1}{10}$ of the sweets and Chellamal took the remainder.

a) What fraction of the sweets did Chellamal take

b) How many sweets did Chithra and Swathi take altogether

a).

b).

Answer:_______________

There are 295 sweets in a jar. Ovini took $\frac{2}{5}$ of the sweets. Tulasi took $\frac{1}{5}$ of the sweets and Savithri took the remainder.

a) What fraction of the sweets did Savithri take

b) How many sweets did Ovini and Tulasi take altogether

a).

b).

Answer:_______________

There are 81 sweets in a jar. Tulasi took $\frac{4}{9}$ of the sweets. Pavi took $\frac{2}{9}$ of the sweets and Swathi took the remainder.

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

b) How many sweets did Tulasi and Pavi take altogether

a).

b).

Answer:_______________

There are 56 sweets in a jar. Ovini took $\frac{3}{8}$ of the sweets. Poongodi took $\frac{1}{8}$ of the sweets and Nandini took the remainder.

a) What fraction of the sweets did Nandini take

b) How many sweets did Ovini and Poongodi take altogether

a).

b).

Answer:_______________

There are 140 sweets in a jar. Selvanayaki took $\frac{4}{7}$ of the sweets. Ovini took $\frac{2}{7}$ of the sweets and Indra took the remainder.

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

b) How many sweets did Selvanayaki and Ovini take altogether

a).

b).

Answer:_______________

There are 140 sweets in a jar. Poovazhagi took $\frac{3}{10}$ of the sweets. Parveen took $\frac{1}{10}$ of the sweets and Ovini took the remainder.

a) What fraction of the sweets did Ovini take

b) How many sweets did Poovazhagi and Parveen take altogether

a).

b).

Answer:_______________

There are 280 sweets in a jar. Nandini took $\frac{2}{5}$ of the sweets. Ponnalagu 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 Nandini and Ponnalagu take altogether

a).

b).

Answer:_______________

There are 189 sweets in a jar. Savithri took $\frac{4}{9}$ of the sweets. Haritha took $\frac{2}{9}$ of the sweets and Nandini took the remainder.

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

b) How many sweets did Savithri and Haritha take altogether

a).

b).

Answer:_______________

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

a) What fraction of the sweets did Swathi take

b) How many sweets did Poongodi and Savithri take altogether

a).

b).

Answer:_______________

10)

There are 28 sweets in a jar. Haritha took $\frac{4}{7}$ of the sweets. Amutha took $\frac{2}{7}$ of the sweets and Swathi took the remainder.

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

b) How many sweets did Haritha and Amutha take altogether

a).

b).

Answer:_______________

There are 250 sweets in a jar. Chithra took $\frac{3}{10}$ of the sweets. Swathi took $\frac{1}{10}$ of the sweets and Chellamal took the remainder.

a) What fraction of the sweets did Chellamal take

b) How many sweets did Chithra and Swathi take altogether

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

b). Answer: 100

SOLUTION 1 :

250

Chithra

Swathi

Chellamal

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

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

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

b).

Step 1: 10 units = 250

1 unit = 250 ÷ 10

= 25

Step 2: 3 units (Chithra) + 1 units (Swathi) = 4 units

Step 3: 4 units = 4 x 25

= 100

Chithra and Swathi took 100 sweets altogether.

There are 295 sweets in a jar. Ovini took $\frac{2}{5}$ of the sweets. Tulasi took $\frac{1}{5}$ of the sweets and Savithri took the remainder.

a) What fraction of the sweets did Savithri take

b) How many sweets did Ovini and Tulasi take altogether

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

b). Answer: 177

SOLUTION 1 :

295

Ovini

Tulasi

Savithri

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

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

b).

Step 1: 5 units = 295

1 unit = 295 ÷ 5

= 59

Step 2: 2 units (Ovini) + 1 unit (Tulasi) = 3 units

Step 3: 3 units = 3 x 59

= 177

Ovini and Tulasi took 177 sweets altogether.

There are 81 sweets in a jar. Tulasi took $\frac{4}{9}$ of the sweets. Pavi took $\frac{2}{9}$ of the sweets and Swathi took the remainder.

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

b) How many sweets did Tulasi and Pavi take altogether

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

b). Answer: 54

SOLUTION 1 :

Tulasi

Pavi

Swathi

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

$\frac{3 ÷ 3}{9 ÷ 3}$ = $\frac{1}{3}$

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

b).

Step 1: 9 units = 81

1 unit = 81 ÷ 9

= 9

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

Step 3: 6 units = 6 x 9

= 54

Tulasi and Pavi took 54 sweets altogether.

There are 56 sweets in a jar. Ovini took $\frac{3}{8}$ of the sweets. Poongodi took $\frac{1}{8}$ of the sweets and Nandini took the remainder.

a) What fraction of the sweets did Nandini take

b) How many sweets did Ovini and Poongodi take altogether

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

b). Answer: 28

SOLUTION 1 :

Ovini

Poongodi

Nandini

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

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

b).

Step 1: 8 units = 56

1 unit = 56 ÷ 8

= 7 Poongodi

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

Step 3: 5 units = 5 x 7

= 28

Ovini and Poongodi took 28 sweets altogether.

There are 140 sweets in a jar. Selvanayaki took $\frac{4}{7}$ of the sweets. Ovini took $\frac{2}{7}$ of the sweets and Indra took the remainder.

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

b) How many sweets did Selvanayaki and Ovini take altogether

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

b). Answer: 120

SOLUTION 1 :

140

Selvanayaki

Ovini

Indra

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

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

b).

Step 1: 7 units = 140

1 unit = 140 ÷ 7

= 20

Step 2: 4 units (Selvanayaki) + 2 units (Ovini) = 6 units

Step 3: 6 units = 6 x 20

= 120

Selvanayaki and Ovini took 120 sweets altogether.

There are 140 sweets in a jar. Poovazhagi took $\frac{3}{10}$ of the sweets. Parveen took $\frac{1}{10}$ of the sweets and Ovini took the remainder.

a) What fraction of the sweets did Ovini take

b) How many sweets did Poovazhagi and Parveen take altogether

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

b). Answer: 56

SOLUTION 1 :

140

Poovazhagi

Parveen

Ovini

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

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

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

b).

Step 1: 10 units = 140

1 unit = 140 ÷ 10

= 14

Step 2: 3 units (Poovazhagi) + 1 units (Parveen) = 4 units

Step 3: 4 units = 4 x 14

= 56

Poovazhagi and Parveen took 56 sweets altogether.

There are 280 sweets in a jar. Nandini took $\frac{2}{5}$ of the sweets. Ponnalagu 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 Nandini and Ponnalagu take altogether

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

b). Answer: 168

SOLUTION 1 :

280

Nandini

Ponnalagu

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 = 280

1 unit = 280 ÷ 5

= 56

Step 2: 2 units (Nandini) + 1 unit (Ponnalagu) = 3 units

Step 3: 3 units = 3 x 56

= 168

Nandini and Ponnalagu took 168 sweets altogether.

There are 189 sweets in a jar. Savithri took $\frac{4}{9}$ of the sweets. Haritha took $\frac{2}{9}$ of the sweets and Nandini took the remainder.

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

b) How many sweets did Savithri and Haritha take altogether

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

b). Answer: 126

SOLUTION 1 :

189

Savithri

Haritha

Nandini

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

$\frac{3 ÷ 3}{9 ÷ 3}$ = $\frac{1}{3}$

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

b).

Step 1: 9 units = 189

1 unit = 189 ÷ 9

= 21

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

Step 3: 6 units = 6 x 21

= 126

Savithri and Haritha took 126 sweets altogether.

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

a) What fraction of the sweets did Swathi take

b) How many sweets did Poongodi and Savithri take altogether

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

b). Answer: 40

SOLUTION 1 :

Poongodi

Savithri

Swathi

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

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

b).

Step 1: 8 units = 80

1 unit = 80 ÷ 8

= 10 Savithri

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

Step 3: 5 units = 5 x 10

= 40

Poongodi and Savithri took 40 sweets altogether.

10)

There are 28 sweets in a jar. Haritha took $\frac{4}{7}$ of the sweets. Amutha took $\frac{2}{7}$ of the sweets and Swathi took the remainder.

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

b) How many sweets did Haritha and Amutha take altogether

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

b). Answer: 24

SOLUTION 1 :

Haritha

Amutha

Swathi

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

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

b).

Step 1: 7 units = 28

1 unit = 28 ÷ 7

= 4

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

Step 3: 6 units = 6 x 4

= 24

Haritha and Amutha took 24 sweets altogether.