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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)  

There are 9 students in the third grade and twice that number in the fourth grade. There are 11 boys and 23 girls in the second grade. How many students are in grades 2 through 4 altogether

students


Answer:_______________




2)  

 Anand has 13 blue envelopes. He has 5 fewer yellow envelopes than blue envelopes. He has 3 times as many green envelopes as yellow envelopes. How many envelopes does Trevor have in all

envelopes


Answer:_______________




3)  

Pavi bought 9 packages of cat food and 6 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 Pavi buy

tins


Answer:_______________




4)  

Ramani has 40 white buttons. He has 7 fewer brown buttons than white buttons. Jared has 7 more grey buttons than brown buttons. How many buttons does Ramani have in all

buttens          


Answer:_______________




5)  

Tulasi saved 2969 in September. He saved 1634 in October and 1801 in November. Then Mario spent 1098 on a video game. How much money does Tulasi have left

 


Answer:_______________




6)  

There are 20 students in the third grade and twice that number in the fourth grade. There are 14 boys and 19 girls in the second grade. How many students are in grades 2 through 4 altogether

students


Answer:_______________




7)  

 Anand has 20 blue envelopes. He has 9 fewer yellow envelopes than blue envelopes. He has 6 times as many green envelopes as yellow envelopes. How many envelopes does Trevor have in all

envelopes


Answer:_______________




8)  

Jeevini bought 5 packages of cat food and 4 packages of dog food. Each package of cat food contained 6 tins, and each package of dog food contained 2 tins. How many more tins of cat food than dog food did Jeevini buy

tins


Answer:_______________




9)  

Parveen has 20 white buttons. He has 3 fewer brown buttons than white buttons. Jared has 9 more grey buttons than brown buttons. How many buttons does Parveen have in all

buttens          


Answer:_______________




10)  

Ramani saved 2491 in September. He saved 1716 in October and 1517 in November. Then Mario spent 1696 on a video game. How much money does Ramani have left

 


Answer:_______________




 

1)  

There are 9 students in the third grade and twice that number in the fourth grade. There are 11 boys and 23 girls in the second grade. How many students are in grades 2 through 4 altogether

Answer: 52 students


SOLUTION 1 :

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

9 x  2 = 18


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

11 + 23 = 34


Step 3: Find the total number of students

 18 + 34 = 52

There are 52 students in grades 2 through 4..



2)  

 Anand has 13 blue envelopes. He has 5 fewer yellow envelopes than blue envelopes. He has 3 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.

13 – 5 = 8


Step 2: Find the number of green envelopes.

3 × 8 = 24


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

13 + 8 + 24 = 45


Anand has 45 envelopes.



3)  

Pavi bought 9 packages of cat food and 6 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 Pavi buy

Answer: 24 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..

6 × 5 = 30


Step 3: Find the difference..

 54 - 30 = 24

Pavi bought 24 more tins of cat food.



4)  

Ramani has 40 white buttons. He has 7 fewer brown buttons than white buttons. Jared has 7 more grey buttons than brown buttons. How many buttons does Ramani have in all

Answer: 113 buttens          


SOLUTION 1 :

Step 1: Find the number of brown buttons.

40 -  7 = 33


Step 2: Find the number of grey buttons.

33 + 7 = 40


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

40+ 33 + 40 = 113

Ramani has 113 buttons.



5)  

Tulasi saved 2969 in September. He saved 1634 in October and 1801 in November. Then Mario spent 1098 on a video game. How much money does Tulasi have left

Answer: 5306 


SOLUTION 1 :

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

2969 +   1634 + 1801 = 6404


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

6404 - 1098 = 5306

Tulasi has 5306 left.
 



6)  

There are 20 students in the third grade and twice that number in the fourth grade. There are 14 boys and 19 girls in the second grade. How many students are in grades 2 through 4 altogether

Answer: 73 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

14 + 19 = 33


Step 3: Find the total number of students

 40 + 33 = 73

There are 73 students in grades 2 through 4..



7)  

 Anand has 20 blue envelopes. He has 9 fewer yellow envelopes than blue envelopes. He has 6 times as many green envelopes as yellow envelopes. How many envelopes does Trevor have in all

Answer: 66 envelopes


SOLUTION 1 :

Step 1: Find the number of yellow envelopes.

20 – 9 = 11


Step 2: Find the number of green envelopes.

6 × 11 = 66


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

20 + 11 + 66 = 97


Anand has 97 envelopes.



8)  

Jeevini bought 5 packages of cat food and 4 packages of dog food. Each package of cat food contained 6 tins, and each package of dog food contained 2 tins. How many more tins of cat food than dog food did Jeevini buy

Answer: 22 tins


SOLUTION 1 :

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

5 x  6 = 30


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

4 × 2 = 8


Step 3: Find the difference..

 30 - 8 = 22

Jeevini bought 22 more tins of cat food.



9)  

Parveen has 20 white buttons. He has 3 fewer brown buttons than white buttons. Jared has 9 more grey buttons than brown buttons. How many buttons does Parveen have in all

Answer: 63 buttens          


SOLUTION 1 :

Step 1: Find the number of brown buttons.

20 -  3 = 17


Step 2: Find the number of grey buttons.

17 + 9 = 26


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

20+ 17 + 26 = 63

Parveen has 63 buttons.



10)  

Ramani saved 2491 in September. He saved 1716 in October and 1517 in November. Then Mario spent 1696 on a video game. How much money does Ramani have left

Answer: 4028 


SOLUTION 1 :

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

2491 +   1716 + 1517 = 5724


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

5724 - 1696 = 4028

Ramani has 4028 left.