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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.



 

1)  

 Mr. Kalai, the band director, counted the number of instruments played by each member of the band. 

  Band instruments
 Instrument  Boys  Girls
 Flute  4  7
 Trombone  18  13
 Trumpet  16  15
 Clarinet  18  10

How many more girls play the trumpet than the flute 


Answer:_______________




2)  

 Mr. Moorthi, the band director, counted the number of instruments played by each member of the band. 

  Band instruments
 Instrument  Boys  Girls
 Flute  4  9
 Trombone  18  13
 Trumpet  16  12
 Clarinet  18  10

How many more girls play the trumpet than the flute 


Answer:_______________




3)  

A sports fan decided to examine the pattern of medals won by certain countries at several Olympic games. 

Olympic medals
Country  1988  2004
Trinidad & Tobago  9  11
 India  14  34
 Malta  17  34
 Belgium  5  3

How many medals did India win in 2004


Answer:_______________




4)  
While looking through an almanac at the library, Chithra noticed some data showing the population density of various states.
 
  Population per square mile
State  2000  2010
Tamilnadu  4  19
Karnataka  18  13
 Kerala  16  150
 Anthra  18  10

How many more people per square mile lived in Tamilnadu in 2000 than in 2010 


Answer:_______________




5)  

 Mr. Kalai, the band director, counted the number of instruments played by each member of the band. 

  Band instruments
 Instrument  Boys  Girls
 Flute  4  5
 Trombone  18  13
 Trumpet  16  15
 Clarinet  18  10

How many more girls play the trumpet than the flute 


Answer:_______________




6)  

 Mr. Raj, the band director, counted the number of instruments played by each member of the band. 

  Band instruments
 Instrument  Boys  Girls
 Flute  4  9
 Trombone  18  13
 Trumpet  16  19
 Clarinet  18  10

How many more girls play the trumpet than the flute 


Answer:_______________




7)  

A sports fan decided to examine the pattern of medals won by certain countries at several Olympic games. 

Olympic medals
Country  1980  2004
Ethiopia  10  12
 Maldives  11  34
 Mauritania  17  30
 French Guiana  7  4

How many medals did Maldives win in 2004


Answer:_______________




8)  
While looking through an almanac at the library, Pavi noticed some data showing the population density of various states.
 
  Population per square mile
State  2000  2010
Tamilnadu  4  80
Karnataka  18  13
 Kerala  16  159
 Anthra  18  10

How many more people per square mile lived in Tamilnadu in 2000 than in 2010 


Answer:_______________




9)  

 Mr. Sriram, the band director, counted the number of instruments played by each member of the band. 

  Band instruments
 Instrument  Boys  Girls
 Flute  4  6
 Trombone  18  13
 Trumpet  16  17
 Clarinet  18  10

How many more girls play the trumpet than the flute 


Answer:_______________




10)  

 Mr. Kumar, the band director, counted the number of instruments played by each member of the band. 

  Band instruments
 Instrument  Boys  Girls
 Flute  4  5
 Trombone  18  13
 Trumpet  16  14
 Clarinet  18  10

How many more girls play the trumpet than the flute 


Answer:_______________




 

1)  

 Mr. Kalai, the band director, counted the number of instruments played by each member of the band. 

  Band instruments
 Instrument  Boys  Girls
 Flute  4  7
 Trombone  18  13
 Trumpet  16  15
 Clarinet  18  10

How many more girls play the trumpet than the flute 

Answer: 8


SOLUTION 1 :
Find the Girls column. Find the numbers in this column for trumpet and flute.
 
trumpet: 15
flute: 7
 
 
Now subtract:
 
15 - 7 = 8
 
 8 more girls play the trumpet than the flute.


2)  

 Mr. Moorthi, the band director, counted the number of instruments played by each member of the band. 

  Band instruments
 Instrument  Boys  Girls
 Flute  4  9
 Trombone  18  13
 Trumpet  16  12
 Clarinet  18  10

How many more girls play the trumpet than the flute 

Answer: 3


SOLUTION 1 :
Find the Girls column. Find the numbers in this column for trumpet and flute.
 
trumpet: 12
flute: 9
 
 
Now subtract:
 
12 - 9 = 3
 
 
3 more girls play the trumpet than the flute.


3)  

A sports fan decided to examine the pattern of medals won by certain countries at several Olympic games. 

Olympic medals
Country  1988  2004
Madagascar  9  11
 Tinian  14  34
 Turks and Caicos Islands  17  34
 Algeria  5  3

How many medals did Tinian win in 2004

Answer: 34


SOLUTION 1 :
First, find the row for Tinian. Then find the number in the 2004 column.

This number is 34. Tinian won 34 medals in 2004. 


4)  
While looking through an almanac at the library, Chithra noticed some data showing the population density of various states.
 
  Population per square mile
State  2000  2010
Tamilnadu  4  19
Karnataka  18  13
 Kerala  16  150
 Anthra  18  10

How many more people per square mile lived in Tamilnadu in 2000 than in 2010 

Answer: 131


SOLUTION 1 :
Find the Tamilnadu row. Find the numbers in this row for 2000 and 2010. 
 
2010: 150
2000:  19
 
Now subtract:
 
150 - 19 = 131
 
131 more people per square mile lived in Tamilnadu in 2000 than in 2010. 


5)  

 Mr. Kalai, the band director, counted the number of instruments played by each member of the band. 

  Band instruments
 Instrument  Boys  Girls
 Flute  4  5
 Trombone  18  13
 Trumpet  16  15
 Clarinet  18  10

How many more girls play the trumpet than the flute 

Answer: 10


SOLUTION 1 :
Find the Girls column. Find the numbers in this column for trumpet and flute.
 
trumpet: 15
flute: 5
 
 
Now subtract:
 
15 - 5 = 10
 
 10 more girls play the trumpet than the flute.


6)  

 Mr. Raj, the band director, counted the number of instruments played by each member of the band. 

  Band instruments
 Instrument  Boys  Girls
 Flute  4  9
 Trombone  18  13
 Trumpet  16  19
 Clarinet  18  10

How many more girls play the trumpet than the flute 

Answer: 10


SOLUTION 1 :
Find the Girls column. Find the numbers in this column for trumpet and flute.
 
trumpet: 19
flute: 9
 
 
Now subtract:
 
19 - 9 = 10
 
 
10 more girls play the trumpet than the flute.


7)  

A sports fan decided to examine the pattern of medals won by certain countries at several Olympic games. 

Olympic medals
Country  1980  2004
Italy  10  12
 Swaziland  11  34
 Palestine Autonomous  17  30
 Bermuda  7  4

How many medals did Swaziland win in 2004

Answer: 34


SOLUTION 1 :
First, find the row for Swaziland. Then find the number in the 2004 column.

This number is 34. Swaziland won 34 medals in 2004. 


8)  
While looking through an almanac at the library, Pavi noticed some data showing the population density of various states.
 
  Population per square mile
State  2000  2010
Tamilnadu  4  80
Karnataka  18  13
 Kerala  16  159
 Anthra  18  10

How many more people per square mile lived in Tamilnadu in 2000 than in 2010 

Answer: 79


SOLUTION 1 :
Find the Tamilnadu row. Find the numbers in this row for 2000 and 2010. 
 
2010: 159
2000:  80
 
Now subtract:
 
159 - 80 = 79
 
79 more people per square mile lived in Tamilnadu in 2000 than in 2010. 


9)  

 Mr. Sriram, the band director, counted the number of instruments played by each member of the band. 

  Band instruments
 Instrument  Boys  Girls
 Flute  4  6
 Trombone  18  13
 Trumpet  16  17
 Clarinet  18  10

How many more girls play the trumpet than the flute 

Answer: 11


SOLUTION 1 :
Find the Girls column. Find the numbers in this column for trumpet and flute.
 
trumpet: 17
flute: 6
 
 
Now subtract:
 
17 - 6 = 11
 
 11 more girls play the trumpet than the flute.


10)  

 Mr. Kumar, the band director, counted the number of instruments played by each member of the band. 

  Band instruments
 Instrument  Boys  Girls
 Flute  4  5
 Trombone  18  13
 Trumpet  16  14
 Clarinet  18  10

How many more girls play the trumpet than the flute 

Answer: 9


SOLUTION 1 :
Find the Girls column. Find the numbers in this column for trumpet and flute.
 
trumpet: 14
flute: 5
 
 
Now subtract:
 
14 - 5 = 9
 
 
9 more girls play the trumpet than the flute.