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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)  

Pugal bought stamps at the post office. Some of the stamps had a snowflake design, some had a truck design, and some had a rose design. Pugal bought 3 snowflake stamps. He bought 7 more truck stamps than snowflake stamps, and 6 fewer rose stamps than truck stamps. How many stamps did Pugal buy in all


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2)  

 A group of 8 children and 4 adults are going to the zoo. Child tickets cost  470, and adult tickets cost 736. How much will the zoo tickets cost in all






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3)  

Selvanayaki buys a box of blueberry, poppy seed, and chocolate-chip muffins. There are 5 blueberry muffins and 10 chocolate-chip muffins in the box. How many muffins are in the box






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4)  

Aravindh has 10 white buttons. He has 7 fewer brown buttons than white buttons. Aravindh has 9 more grey buttons than brown buttons. How many buttons does Aravindh have in all






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5)  

 Selvan's father gave him 9,081. Selvan bought 7 books, each of which cost 507. How much money does Selvan have left


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6)  

Ovini's Snack Shop sells small, medium, and large sodas. Yesterday, they sold 15 large sodas and 4 more medium sodas than large sodas. Ovini's Snack Shop also sold 2 small sodas yesterday. How many total sodas did Ovini's Snack Shop sell yesterday






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7)  

Sweet Dreams Bakery sells apple, cherry, and pumpkin pies. Yesterday, the bakery sold 10 more apple pies than cherry pies, and 10 more cherry pies than pumpkin pies. Each pumpkin pie is cut into 7 slices. Sweet Dreams Bakery sold 17 pumpkin pies yesterday. How many pies did Sweet Dreams Bakery sell in all yesterday






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8)  

City Hall is 10 metres shorter than the bank. The bank is 13 metres tall. How tall is City Hall






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9)  

 Langley wants to buy a dictionary that costs 372, a dinosaur book that costs 1,089, and a children's cookbook that costs 1,112. He has saved 1,405 from his allowance. How much more money does Langley need to buy all three books






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10)  

Aravindh wants to ride the Ferris wheel, the roller coaster, and the log ride. The Ferris wheel costs 5 tickets, the roller coaster costs 8 tickets and the log ride costs 6 tickets. Aravindh has 15 tickets. How many more tickets should Aravindh buy






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1)  

Pugal bought stamps at the post office. Some of the stamps had a snowflake design, some had a truck design, and some had a rose design. Pugal bought 3 snowflake stamps. He bought 7 more truck stamps than snowflake stamps, and 6 fewer rose stamps than truck stamps. How many stamps did Pugal buy in all

Answer: 17


SOLUTION 1 :

Step 1: Find the number of truck stamps.

3 + 7 = 10


Step 2: Find the number of rose stamps.

10 – 6 = 4


Step 3: Find the total number of snowflake, truck, and rose stamps.

3 + 10 + 4 = 17


Pugal bought 17 stamps.



2)  

 A group of 8 children and 4 adults are going to the zoo. Child tickets cost  470, and adult tickets cost 736. How much will the zoo tickets cost in all





Answer: 4



3)  

Selvanayaki buys a box of blueberry, poppy seed, and chocolate-chip muffins. There are 5 blueberry muffins and 10 chocolate-chip muffins in the box. How many muffins are in the box





Answer: 3


SOLUTION 1 :

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



4)  

Aravindh has 10 white buttons. He has 7 fewer brown buttons than white buttons. Aravindh has 9 more grey buttons than brown buttons. How many buttons does Aravindh have in all





Answer: 2


SOLUTION 1 :

Step 1: Find the number of brown buttons.

10 – 7 = 3


Step 2: Find the number of grey buttons.

3 + 9 = 12


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

10 + 3 + 12 = 25


Aravindh has 25 buttons



5)  

 Selvan's father gave him 9,081. Selvan bought 7 books, each of which cost 507. How much money does Selvan have left

Answer: 5,532


SOLUTION 1 :

Step 1: Find the cost of the books.

7 × 507 =  3,549


Step 2: Find the amount of money left.

9,081 – 3,549 = 5,532


Selvan has 5,532 left



6)  

Ovini's Snack Shop sells small, medium, and large sodas. Yesterday, they sold 15 large sodas and 4 more medium sodas than large sodas. Ovini's Snack Shop also sold 2 small sodas yesterday. How many total sodas did Ovini's Snack Shop sell yesterday





Answer: 3


SOLUTION 1 :

Solve:

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

(15 + 4) + 15 + 2 = 36
 



7)  

Sweet Dreams Bakery sells apple, cherry, and pumpkin pies. Yesterday, the bakery sold 10 more apple pies than cherry pies, and 10 more cherry pies than pumpkin pies. Each pumpkin pie is cut into 7 slices. Sweet Dreams Bakery sold 17 pumpkin pies yesterday. How many pies did Sweet Dreams Bakery sell in all yesterday





Answer: 2


SOLUTION 1 :

Slove:

You do not need to know how many slices each pumpkin pie is cut into. It is extra information.

Find the number of apple pies and number of cherry pies, then add together the numbers of apple pies, cherry pies, and pumpkin pies.

(10 + 10 + 17) + (10 + 17) + 17 = 81
 



8)  

City Hall is 10 metres shorter than the bank. The bank is 13 metres tall. How tall is City Hall





Answer: 1


SOLUTION 1 :

solve:

Subtract the height difference from the height of the bank.

13 – 10 = 3
 



9)  

 Langley wants to buy a dictionary that costs 372, a dinosaur book that costs 1,089, and a children's cookbook that costs 1,112. He has saved 1,405 from his allowance. How much more money does Langley need to buy all three books





Answer: 4


SOLUTION 1 :

Step 1: Find the total cost of the dictionary, the dinosaur book, and the cookbook.

372 + 1,089 + 1,112 = 2,573


Step 2: Find the amount of money that is still needed.

2,573 – 1,405 = 1,168


Ramani needs 1,168 more.



10)  

Aravindh wants to ride the Ferris wheel, the roller coaster, and the log ride. The Ferris wheel costs 5 tickets, the roller coaster costs 8 tickets and the log ride costs 6 tickets. Aravindh has 15 tickets. How many more tickets should Aravindh buy





Answer: 1


SOLUTION 1 :

Step 1: Find the total number of tickets needed.

5 + 8 + 6 = 19


Step 2: Find how many more tickets to buy.

19 – 15 = 4


Aravindh should buy 4 more tickets.