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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)  

 Over the weekend, Selvanayaki drank 99 of a bottle of soda and Parveen drank 29 of a bottle. How much more soda did Selvanayaki drink than Parveen 


Answer:_______________




2)  

 Sriram's milkshake recipe calls for 66 of a scoop of ice cream and Narayanan's recipe calls for 16 of a scoop. How many more scoops of ice cream are used in Sriram's recipe than in Narayanan's recipe 


Answer:_______________




3)  

 Jeevini began her pizza delivery route with 810 of a tank of petrol in her car. When she made it back to the pizzeria, 310 of a tank of petrol was left. How much petrol did Jeevini use


Simplify your answer. 

 tanks


Answer:_______________




4)  

 At the dealership where she works, Tamilselvi fulfilled 26 of her quarterly sales goal in January and another 46 of her sales goal in February. What fraction of her quarterly sales goal had Tamilselvi reached by the end of February

Simplify your answer and write it as a proper fraction or as a whole or mixed number. 


Answer:_______________




5)  

 At the dealership where she works, Poongodi fulfilled 26 of her quarterly sales goal in January and another 46 of her sales goal in February. What fraction of her quarterly sales goal had Poongodi reached by the end of February

Simplify your answer and write it as a proper fraction or as a whole or mixed number. 


Answer:_______________




6)  

 Over the weekend, Poovazhagi drank 86 of a bottle of soda and Jeevini drank 36 of a bottle. How much more soda did Poovazhagi drink than Jeevini 


Answer:_______________




7)  

 Narayanan's milkshake recipe calls for 79 of a scoop of ice cream and Chidambaram's recipe calls for 39 of a scoop. How many more scoops of ice cream are used in Narayanan's recipe than in Chidambaram's recipe 


Answer:_______________




8)  

 Swathi began her pizza delivery route with 86 of a tank of petrol in her car. When she made it back to the pizzeria, 16 of a tank of petrol was left. How much petrol did Swathi use


Simplify your answer. 

 tanks


Answer:_______________




9)  

 At the dealership where she works, Haritha fulfilled 36 of her quarterly sales goal in January and another 36 of her sales goal in February. What fraction of her quarterly sales goal had Haritha reached by the end of February

Simplify your answer and write it as a proper fraction or as a whole or mixed number. 


Answer:_______________




10)  

 At the dealership where she works, Nandini fulfilled 29 of her quarterly sales goal in January and another 29 of her sales goal in February. What fraction of her quarterly sales goal had Nandini reached by the end of February

Simplify your answer and write it as a proper fraction or as a whole or mixed number. 


Answer:_______________




 

1)  

 Over the weekend, Selvanayaki drank 99 of a bottle of soda and Parveen drank 29 of a bottle. How much more soda did Selvanayaki drink than Parveen 

Answer: 79


SOLUTION 1 :

Find how much more soda Selvanayaki drank by subtracting 29 from 99 .

Subtract the numerators:

Add the numerators:

9
9
  -  
2
9
  =  
7
9
7
9
  =  
79
79
 is written in simplest form.

Selvanayaki drank 79 of a bottle more soda than Parveen. 



2)  

 Sriram's milkshake recipe calls for 66 of a scoop of ice cream and Narayanan's recipe calls for 16 of a scoop. How many more scoops of ice cream are used in Sriram's recipe than in Narayanan's recipe 

Answer: 56


SOLUTION 1 :

 Find how much more ice cream is used in Sriram's recipe by subtracting 16 from 66 .

Subtract the numerators:

6
8
  –  
1
8
  =  
5
8



Write the fraction in simplest form. Divide both the numerator and the denominator by 2.

6
8
  =  
3
4


Sriram's recipe calls for 34 of a scoop more ice cream than Narayanan's recipe. 



3)  

 Jeevini began her pizza delivery route with 810 of a tank of petrol in her car. When she made it back to the pizzeria, 310 of a tank of petrol was left. How much petrol did Jeevini use


Simplify your answer. 

Answer: 12  tanks


SOLUTION 1 :

Find the amount of petrol used on the delivery route by subtracting 310 from 810 .

Subtract the numerators: 

Add the numerators:

8
10
  -  
3
10
  =  
5
10
5
10
  =  
12
12
 is written in simplest form.

Jeevini used 12 of a tank of petrol.



4)  

 At the dealership where she works, Tamilselvi fulfilled 26 of her quarterly sales goal in January and another 46 of her sales goal in February. What fraction of her quarterly sales goal had Tamilselvi reached by the end of February

Simplify your answer and write it as a proper fraction or as a whole or mixed number. 

Answer: 11


SOLUTION 1 :

Find the fraction of her quarterly sales goal that Tamilselvi had reached by adding 26 and 46 .

Add the numerators:

2
6
  +  
4
6
  =  
6
6
6
6
  =  
11


Tamilselvi reached 11 of her quarterly sales goal. 



5)  

 At the dealership where she works, Poongodi fulfilled 26 of her quarterly sales goal in January and another 46 of her sales goal in February. What fraction of her quarterly sales goal had Poongodi reached by the end of February

Simplify your answer and write it as a proper fraction or as a whole or mixed number. 

Answer: 11


SOLUTION 1 :

Find the fraction of her quarterly sales goal that Poongodi had reached by adding 26 and 46 .

Add the numerators:

2
6
  +  
4
6
  =  
6
6
6
6
  =  
11


Poongodi reached 11 of her quarterly sales goal. 



6)  

 Over the weekend, Poovazhagi drank 86 of a bottle of soda and Jeevini drank 36 of a bottle. How much more soda did Poovazhagi drink than Jeevini 

Answer: 56


SOLUTION 1 :

Find how much more soda Poovazhagi drank by subtracting 36 from 86 .

Subtract the numerators:

Add the numerators:

8
6
  -  
3
6
  =  
5
6
5
6
  =  
56
56
 is written in simplest form.

Poovazhagi drank 56 of a bottle more soda than Jeevini. 



7)  

 Narayanan's milkshake recipe calls for 79 of a scoop of ice cream and Chidambaram's recipe calls for 39 of a scoop. How many more scoops of ice cream are used in Narayanan's recipe than in Chidambaram's recipe 

Answer: 49


SOLUTION 1 :

 Find how much more ice cream is used in Narayanan's recipe by subtracting 39 from 79 .

Subtract the numerators:

7
8
  –  
3
8
  =  
4
8



Write the fraction in simplest form. Divide both the numerator and the denominator by 2.

6
8
  =  
3
4


Narayanan's recipe calls for 34 of a scoop more ice cream than Chidambaram's recipe. 



8)  

 Swathi began her pizza delivery route with 86 of a tank of petrol in her car. When she made it back to the pizzeria, 16 of a tank of petrol was left. How much petrol did Swathi use


Simplify your answer. 

Answer: 76  tanks


SOLUTION 1 :

Find the amount of petrol used on the delivery route by subtracting 16 from 86 .

Subtract the numerators: 

Add the numerators:

8
6
  -  
1
6
  =  
7
6
7
6
  =  
76
76
 is written in simplest form.

Swathi used 76 of a tank of petrol.



9)  

 At the dealership where she works, Haritha fulfilled 36 of her quarterly sales goal in January and another 36 of her sales goal in February. What fraction of her quarterly sales goal had Haritha reached by the end of February

Simplify your answer and write it as a proper fraction or as a whole or mixed number. 

Answer: 11


SOLUTION 1 :

Find the fraction of her quarterly sales goal that Haritha had reached by adding 36 and 36 .

Add the numerators:

3
6
  +  
3
6
  =  
6
6
6
6
  =  
11


Haritha reached 11 of her quarterly sales goal. 



10)  

 At the dealership where she works, Nandini fulfilled 29 of her quarterly sales goal in January and another 29 of her sales goal in February. What fraction of her quarterly sales goal had Nandini reached by the end of February

Simplify your answer and write it as a proper fraction or as a whole or mixed number. 

Answer: 49


SOLUTION 1 :

Find the fraction of her quarterly sales goal that Nandini had reached by adding 29 and 29 .

Add the numerators:

2
9
  +  
2
9
  =  
4
9
4
9
  =  
49


Nandini reached 49 of her quarterly sales goal.