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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)  

Aravindh's has a green ribbon that is 13 centimetres long and an orange ribbon that is 10 centimetres shorter. He also has a striped ribbon that is 4 centimetres longer than the green ribbon and a yellow ribbon that is 12 centimetres longer than his orange ribbon. How long is Aravindh's yellow ribbon






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2)  

Murugan bought 10 rolls of red gift wrap and 10 rolls of yellow gift wrap. There were 3 metres of gift wrap on each roll. How many metres of gift wrap did Murugan buy in all






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3)  

Selvanayaki's Pizza sells small, medium, and large pizzas. Yesterday, they sold 18 small pizzas. They sold 10 more medium pizzas than large pizzas. How many total pizzas did Selvanayaki's Pizza sell yesterday






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4)  

 Tulasi took the train from Walnut City to Almondburg by way of Peanut Village and Pecan Harbour. The train went 17 kilometres from Walnut City to Peanut Village. It was 9 kilometres from Pecan Harbour to Almondburg. How many kilometres was Tulasi's train ride






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5)  

Selvanayaki buys a box of blueberry, poppy seed, and chocolate-chip muffins. There are 20 blueberry muffins and 10 chocolate-chip muffins in the box. Selvanayaki buys the exact same box of muffins 5 days per week. How many muffins are in the box






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6)  

Chidambaram bought 10 bags of red potatoes and 8 bags of white potatoes. Each bag of potatoes weighed 13 kilograms. He also bought 4 onions. How many kilograms of potatoes did Chidambaram buy in all






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7)  

Indra's Snack Shop sells small, medium, and large sodas. Yesterday, they sold 3 large sodas and 14 more medium sodas than large sodas. Indra's Snack Shop also sold 6 small sodas yesterday. How many total sodas did Indra's Snack Shop sell yesterday 






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8)  

Thamarai has a red rope and a purple rope. The red rope is 10 metres shorter than the purple rope. Thomas also has 5 metres of duct tape. How many metres of rope does Thamarai have in all






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9)  

 Amutha bought 55 large marbles and 37 bags of small marbles. Each bag was 31 centimetres tall. How many marbles did Amutha buy in all






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10)  

Sweet Dreams Bakery sells apple, cherry, and pumpkin pies. Yesterday, the bakery sold 18 more apple pies than cherry pies, and 3 more cherry pies than pumpkin pies. Each pumpkin pie is cut into 13 slices. How many pies did Sweet Dreams Bakery sell in all yesterday






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1)  

Aravindh's has a green ribbon that is 13 centimetres long and an orange ribbon that is 10 centimetres shorter. He also has a striped ribbon that is 4 centimetres longer than the green ribbon and a yellow ribbon that is 12 centimetres longer than his orange ribbon. How long is Aravindh's yellow ribbon





Answer: 2


SOLUTION 1 :

 

You do not need to know how long the striped ribbon is. It is extra information.

 

Find the length of the orange ribbon, then add how much longer the yellow ribbon is.

(13 – 10) + 12 = 15

 



2)  

Murugan bought 10 rolls of red gift wrap and 10 rolls of yellow gift wrap. There were 3 metres of gift wrap on each roll. How many metres of gift wrap did Murugan buy in all





Answer: 4


SOLUTION 1 :

 Multiply the length of the gift wrap on each roll by the total number of rolls.

 

3 × (10 + 10) = 60

 



3)  

Selvanayaki's Pizza sells small, medium, and large pizzas. Yesterday, they sold 18 small pizzas. They sold 10 more medium pizzas than large pizzas. How many total pizzas did Selvanayaki's Pizza sell yesterday





Answer: 2


SOLUTION 1 :

 There is not enough information to solve this problem. You need to know how many large pizzas were sold.

 



4)  

 Tulasi took the train from Walnut City to Almondburg by way of Peanut Village and Pecan Harbour. The train went 17 kilometres from Walnut City to Peanut Village. It was 9 kilometres from Pecan Harbour to Almondburg. How many kilometres was Tulasi's train ride





Answer: 3


SOLUTION 1 :

There is not enough information to solve this problem. You need to know how far it was from Peanut Village to Pecan Harbour.

 



5)  

Selvanayaki buys a box of blueberry, poppy seed, and chocolate-chip muffins. There are 20 blueberry muffins and 10 chocolate-chip muffins in the box. Selvanayaki buys the exact same box of muffins 5 days per week. How many muffins are in the box





Answer: 2


SOLUTION 1 :

 There is not enough information to solve this problem. You need to know how many poppy seed muffins are in the box.

 



6)  

Chidambaram bought 10 bags of red potatoes and 8 bags of white potatoes. Each bag of potatoes weighed 13 kilograms. He also bought 4 onions. How many kilograms of potatoes did Chidambaram buy in all





Answer: 2


SOLUTION 1 :

 You do not need to know how many onions Mark bought. It is extra information.

 

Multiply the weight of each bag by the total number of bags.

13 × (10 + 8) = 234

 



7)  

Indra's Snack Shop sells small, medium, and large sodas. Yesterday, they sold 3 large sodas and 14 more medium sodas than large sodas. Indra's Snack Shop also sold 6 small sodas yesterday. How many total sodas did Indra's Snack Shop sell yesterday 





Answer: 3


SOLUTION 1 :

Find the number of medium sodas, then add together the numbers of small, medium, and large sodas.

(3 + 14) + 3 + 6 = 26



8)  

Thamarai has a red rope and a purple rope. The red rope is 10 metres shorter than the purple rope. Thomas also has 5 metres of duct tape. How many metres of rope does Thamarai have in all





Answer: 2


SOLUTION 1 :

 There is not enough information to solve this problem. You need to know how long the purple rope is

 



9)  

 Amutha bought 55 large marbles and 37 bags of small marbles. Each bag was 31 centimetres tall. How many marbles did Amutha buy in all





Answer: 1


SOLUTION 1 :

There is not enough information to solve this problem. You need to know how many marbles were in each bag.

 



10)  

Sweet Dreams Bakery sells apple, cherry, and pumpkin pies. Yesterday, the bakery sold 18 more apple pies than cherry pies, and 3 more cherry pies than pumpkin pies. Each pumpkin pie is cut into 13 slices. How many pies did Sweet Dreams Bakery sell in all yesterday





Answer: 1


SOLUTION 1 :

 There is not enough information to solve this problem. You need to know how many pumpkin pies were sold.