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 207 sweets in a jar. Thamarai took $\frac{4}{9}$ of the sweets. Nandini 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 Thamarai and Nandini take altogether

a).

b).

Answer:_______________

There are 130 sweets in a jar. Jeevini took $\frac{2}{5}$ of the sweets. Selvanayaki took $\frac{1}{5}$ of the sweets and Amutha took the remainder.

a) What fraction of the sweets did Amutha take

b) How many sweets did Jeevini and Selvanayaki take altogether

a).

b).

Answer:_______________

There are 280 sweets in a jar. Poongodi took $\frac{4}{7}$ of the sweets. Amutha took $\frac{2}{7}$ of the sweets and Jeevini took the remainder.

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

b) How many sweets did Poongodi and Amutha take altogether

a).

b).

Answer:_______________

There are 150 sweets in a jar. Chithra took $\frac{3}{10}$ of the sweets. Ramani took $\frac{1}{10}$ of the sweets and Jeevini took the remainder.

a) What fraction of the sweets did Jeevini take

b) How many sweets did Chithra and Ramani take altogether

a).

b).

Answer:_______________

There are 32 sweets in a jar. Tulasi took $\frac{3}{8}$ of the sweets. Panimalar took $\frac{1}{8}$ of the sweets and Thamarai took the remainder.

a) What fraction of the sweets did Thamarai take

b) How many sweets did Tulasi and Panimalar take altogether

a).

b).

Answer:_______________

There are 81 sweets in a jar. Ovini took $\frac{4}{9}$ of the sweets. Nandini took $\frac{2}{9}$ 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 Ovini and Nandini take altogether

a).

b).

Answer:_______________

There are 250 sweets in a jar. Ramani took $\frac{2}{5}$ of the sweets. Ovini took $\frac{1}{5}$ of the sweets and Selvanayaki took the remainder.

a) What fraction of the sweets did Selvanayaki take

b) How many sweets did Ramani and Ovini take altogether

a).

b).

Answer:_______________

There are 238 sweets in a jar. Ponnalagu took $\frac{4}{7}$ of the sweets. Indra took $\frac{2}{7}$ of the sweets and Selvanayaki took the remainder.

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

b) How many sweets did Ponnalagu and Indra take altogether

a).

b).

Answer:_______________

There are 150 sweets in a jar. Panimalar took $\frac{3}{10}$ of the sweets. Indra 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 Panimalar and Indra take altogether

a).

b).

Answer:_______________

10)

There are 288 sweets in a jar. Savithri took $\frac{3}{8}$ of the sweets. Ponnalagu took $\frac{1}{8}$ of the sweets and Haritha took the remainder.

a) What fraction of the sweets did Haritha take

b) How many sweets did Savithri and Ponnalagu take altogether

a).

b).

Answer:_______________

There are 207 sweets in a jar. Thamarai took $\frac{4}{9}$ of the sweets. Nandini 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 Thamarai and Nandini take altogether

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

b). Answer: 138

SOLUTION 1 :

207

Thamarai

Nandini

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 = 207

1 unit = 207 ÷ 9

= 23

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

Step 3: 6 units = 6 x 23

= 138

Thamarai and Nandini took 138 sweets altogether.

There are 130 sweets in a jar. Jeevini took $\frac{2}{5}$ of the sweets. Selvanayaki took $\frac{1}{5}$ of the sweets and Amutha took the remainder.

a) What fraction of the sweets did Amutha take

b) How many sweets did Jeevini and Selvanayaki take altogether

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

b). Answer: 78

SOLUTION 1 :

130

Jeevini

Selvanayaki

Amutha

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

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

b).

Step 1: 5 units = 130

1 unit = 130 ÷ 5

= 26

Step 2: 2 units (Jeevini) + 1 unit (Selvanayaki) = 3 units

Step 3: 3 units = 3 x 26

= 78

Jeevini and Selvanayaki took 78 sweets altogether.

There are 280 sweets in a jar. Poongodi took $\frac{4}{7}$ of the sweets. Amutha took $\frac{2}{7}$ of the sweets and Jeevini took the remainder.

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

b) How many sweets did Poongodi and Amutha take altogether

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

b). Answer: 240

SOLUTION 1 :

280

Poongodi

Amutha

Jeevini

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

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

b).

Step 1: 7 units = 280

1 unit = 280 ÷ 7

= 40

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

Step 3: 6 units = 6 x 40

= 240

Poongodi and Amutha took 240 sweets altogether.

There are 150 sweets in a jar. Chithra took $\frac{3}{10}$ of the sweets. Ramani took $\frac{1}{10}$ of the sweets and Jeevini took the remainder.

a) What fraction of the sweets did Jeevini take

b) How many sweets did Chithra and Ramani take altogether

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

b). Answer: 60

SOLUTION 1 :

150

Chithra

Ramani

Jeevini

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

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

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

b).

Step 1: 10 units = 150

1 unit = 150 ÷ 10

= 15

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

Step 3: 4 units = 4 x 15

= 60

Chithra and Ramani took 60 sweets altogether.

There are 32 sweets in a jar. Tulasi took $\frac{3}{8}$ of the sweets. Panimalar took $\frac{1}{8}$ of the sweets and Thamarai took the remainder.

a) What fraction of the sweets did Thamarai take

b) How many sweets did Tulasi and Panimalar take altogether

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

b). Answer: 16

SOLUTION 1 :

Tulasi

Panimalar

Thamarai

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

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

b).

Step 1: 8 units = 32

1 unit = 32 ÷ 8

= 4 Panimalar

Step 2: 4 units (Tulasi) + 1 units (Panimalar) = 5 units

Step 3: 5 units = 5 x 4

= 16

Tulasi and Panimalar took 16 sweets altogether.

There are 81 sweets in a jar. Ovini took $\frac{4}{9}$ of the sweets. Nandini took $\frac{2}{9}$ 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 Ovini and Nandini take altogether

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

b). Answer: 54

SOLUTION 1 :

Ovini

Nandini

Ponnalagu

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

$\frac{3 ÷ 3}{9 ÷ 3}$ = $\frac{1}{3}$

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

b).

Step 1: 9 units = 81

1 unit = 81 ÷ 9

= 9

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

Step 3: 6 units = 6 x 9

= 54

Ovini and Nandini took 54 sweets altogether.

There are 250 sweets in a jar. Ramani took $\frac{2}{5}$ of the sweets. Ovini took $\frac{1}{5}$ of the sweets and Selvanayaki took the remainder.

a) What fraction of the sweets did Selvanayaki take

b) How many sweets did Ramani and Ovini take altogether

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

b). Answer: 150

SOLUTION 1 :

250

Ramani

Ovini

Selvanayaki

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

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

b).

Step 1: 5 units = 250

1 unit = 250 ÷ 5

= 50

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

Step 3: 3 units = 3 x 50

= 150

Ramani and Ovini took 150 sweets altogether.

There are 238 sweets in a jar. Ponnalagu took $\frac{4}{7}$ of the sweets. Indra took $\frac{2}{7}$ of the sweets and Selvanayaki took the remainder.

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

b) How many sweets did Ponnalagu and Indra take altogether

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

b). Answer: 204

SOLUTION 1 :

238

Ponnalagu

Indra

Selvanayaki

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

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

b).

Step 1: 7 units = 238

1 unit = 238 ÷ 7

= 34

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

Step 3: 6 units = 6 x 34

= 204

Ponnalagu and Indra took 204 sweets altogether.

There are 150 sweets in a jar. Panimalar took $\frac{3}{10}$ of the sweets. Indra 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 Panimalar and Indra take altogether

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

b). Answer: 60

SOLUTION 1 :

150

Panimalar

Indra

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 = 150

1 unit = 150 ÷ 10

= 15

Step 2: 3 units (Panimalar) + 1 units (Indra) = 4 units

Step 3: 4 units = 4 x 15

= 60

Panimalar and Indra took 60 sweets altogether.

10)

There are 288 sweets in a jar. Savithri took $\frac{3}{8}$ of the sweets. Ponnalagu took $\frac{1}{8}$ of the sweets and Haritha took the remainder.

a) What fraction of the sweets did Haritha take

b) How many sweets did Savithri and Ponnalagu take altogether

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

b). Answer: 144

SOLUTION 1 :

288

Savithri

Ponnalagu

Haritha

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

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

b).

Step 1: 8 units = 288

1 unit = 288 ÷ 8

= 36 Ponnalagu

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

Step 3: 5 units = 5 x 36

= 144

Savithri and Ponnalagu took 144 sweets altogether.