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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)  

Swathi saved 2586 in September. He saved 1422 in October and 1788 in November. Then Mario spent 1196 on a video game. How much money does Swathi have left

 


Answer:_______________




2)  

Poovazhagi has 35 white buttons. He has 8 fewer brown buttons than white buttons. Jared has 7 more grey buttons than brown buttons. How many buttons does Poovazhagi have in all

buttens          


Answer:_______________




3)  

There are 20 students in the third grade and twice that number in the fourth grade. There are 11 boys and 19 girls in the second grade. How many students are in grades 2 through 4 altogether

students


Answer:_______________




4)  

 Narayanan has 15 blue envelopes. He has 9 fewer yellow envelopes than blue envelopes. He has 4 times as many green envelopes as yellow envelopes. How many envelopes does Trevor have in all

envelopes


Answer:_______________




5)  

Nandini bought 9 packages of cat food and 5 packages of dog food. Each package of cat food contained 6 tins, and each package of dog food contained 5 tins. How many more tins of cat food than dog food did Nandini buy

tins


Answer:_______________




6)  

Ponnalagu saved 2804 in September. He saved 1120 in October and 1521 in November. Then Mario spent 1394 on a video game. How much money does Ponnalagu have left

 


Answer:_______________




7)  

Swathi has 34 white buttons. He has 8 fewer brown buttons than white buttons. Jared has 8 more grey buttons than brown buttons. How many buttons does Swathi have in all

buttens          


Answer:_______________




8)  

There are 15 students in the third grade and twice that number in the fourth grade. There are 11 boys and 17 girls in the second grade. How many students are in grades 2 through 4 altogether

students


Answer:_______________




9)  

 Sriram has 20 blue envelopes. He has 8 fewer yellow envelopes than blue envelopes. He has 7 times as many green envelopes as yellow envelopes. How many envelopes does Trevor have in all

envelopes


Answer:_______________




10)  

Amutha bought 6 packages of cat food and 6 packages of dog food. Each package of cat food contained 5 tins, and each package of dog food contained 5 tins. How many more tins of cat food than dog food did Amutha buy

tins


Answer:_______________




 

1)  

Swathi saved 2586 in September. He saved 1422 in October and 1788 in November. Then Mario spent 1196 on a video game. How much money does Swathi have left

Answer: 4600 


SOLUTION 1 :

Step 1: Find the number of students in the fourth grade..

2586 +   1422 + 1788 = 5796


Step 2: Find the number of students in the second grade

5796 - 1196 = 4600

Swathi has 4600 left.
 



2)  

Poovazhagi has 35 white buttons. He has 8 fewer brown buttons than white buttons. Jared has 7 more grey buttons than brown buttons. How many buttons does Poovazhagi have in all

Answer: 96 buttens          


SOLUTION 1 :

Step 1: Find the number of brown buttons.

35 -  8 = 27


Step 2: Find the number of grey buttons.

27 + 7 = 34


Step 3: Find the total number of white, brown, and grey buttons.

35+ 27 + 34 = 96

Poovazhagi has 96 buttons.



3)  

There are 20 students in the third grade and twice that number in the fourth grade. There are 11 boys and 19 girls in the second grade. How many students are in grades 2 through 4 altogether

Answer: 70 students


SOLUTION 1 :

Step 1: Find the number of students in the fourth grade..

20 x  2 = 40


Step 2: Find the number of students in the second grade

11 + 19 = 30


Step 3: Find the total number of students

 40 + 30 = 70

There are 70 students in grades 2 through 4..



4)  

 Narayanan has 15 blue envelopes. He has 9 fewer yellow envelopes than blue envelopes. He has 4 times as many green envelopes as yellow envelopes. How many envelopes does Trevor have in all

Answer: 24 envelopes


SOLUTION 1 :

Step 1: Find the number of yellow envelopes.

15 – 9 = 6


Step 2: Find the number of green envelopes.

4 × 6 = 24


Step 3: Find the total number of blue, yellow, and green envelopes.

15 + 6 + 24 = 45


Narayanan has 45 envelopes.



5)  

Nandini bought 9 packages of cat food and 5 packages of dog food. Each package of cat food contained 6 tins, and each package of dog food contained 5 tins. How many more tins of cat food than dog food did Nandini buy

Answer: 29 tins


SOLUTION 1 :

Step 1: Find the number of tins of cat food..

9 x  6 = 54


Step 2: Find the number of tins of dog food..

5 × 5 = 25


Step 3: Find the difference..

 54 - 25 = 29

Nandini bought 29 more tins of cat food.



6)  

Ponnalagu saved 2804 in September. He saved 1120 in October and 1521 in November. Then Mario spent 1394 on a video game. How much money does Ponnalagu have left

Answer: 4051 


SOLUTION 1 :

Step 1: Find the number of students in the fourth grade..

2804 +   1120 + 1521 = 5445


Step 2: Find the number of students in the second grade

5445 - 1394 = 4051

Ponnalagu has 4051 left.
 



7)  

Swathi has 34 white buttons. He has 8 fewer brown buttons than white buttons. Jared has 8 more grey buttons than brown buttons. How many buttons does Swathi have in all

Answer: 94 buttens          


SOLUTION 1 :

Step 1: Find the number of brown buttons.

34 -  8 = 26


Step 2: Find the number of grey buttons.

26 + 8 = 34


Step 3: Find the total number of white, brown, and grey buttons.

34+ 26 + 34 = 94

Swathi has 94 buttons.



8)  

There are 15 students in the third grade and twice that number in the fourth grade. There are 11 boys and 17 girls in the second grade. How many students are in grades 2 through 4 altogether

Answer: 58 students


SOLUTION 1 :

Step 1: Find the number of students in the fourth grade..

15 x  2 = 30


Step 2: Find the number of students in the second grade

11 + 17 = 28


Step 3: Find the total number of students

 30 + 28 = 58

There are 58 students in grades 2 through 4..



9)  

 Sriram has 20 blue envelopes. He has 8 fewer yellow envelopes than blue envelopes. He has 7 times as many green envelopes as yellow envelopes. How many envelopes does Trevor have in all

Answer: 84 envelopes


SOLUTION 1 :

Step 1: Find the number of yellow envelopes.

20 – 8 = 12


Step 2: Find the number of green envelopes.

7 × 12 = 84


Step 3: Find the total number of blue, yellow, and green envelopes.

20 + 12 + 84 = 116


Sriram has 116 envelopes.



10)  

Amutha bought 6 packages of cat food and 6 packages of dog food. Each package of cat food contained 5 tins, and each package of dog food contained 5 tins. How many more tins of cat food than dog food did Amutha buy

Answer: 0 tins


SOLUTION 1 :

Step 1: Find the number of tins of cat food..

6 x  5 = 30


Step 2: Find the number of tins of dog food..

6 × 5 = 30


Step 3: Find the difference..

 30 - 30 = 0

Amutha bought 0 more tins of cat food.