Sasi Math (Revised for 1024)

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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.

Murugan's milkshake recipe calls for $\frac{8}{5}$ of a scoop of ice cream and Raj's recipe calls for $\frac{1}{5}$ of a scoop. How many more scoops of ice cream are used in Murugan's recipe than in Raj's recipe

Answer:_______________

At the dealership where she works, Kumutha fulfilled $\frac{3}{7}$ of her quarterly sales goal in January and another $\frac{1}{7}$ of her sales goal in February. What fraction of her quarterly sales goal had Kumutha reached by the end of February

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

Answer:_______________

At the dealership where she works, Panimalar fulfilled $\frac{1}{6}$ of her quarterly sales goal in January and another $\frac{4}{6}$ of her sales goal in February. What fraction of her quarterly sales goal had Panimalar reached by the end of February

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

Answer:_______________

Ponnalagu began her pizza delivery route with $\frac{7}{7}$ of a tank of petrol in her car. When she made it back to the pizzeria, $\frac{1}{7}$ of a tank of petrol was left. How much petrol did Ponnalagu use

Simplify your answer.

tanks

Answer:_______________

Over the weekend, Pavi drank $\frac{9}{6}$ of a bottle of soda and Kumutha drank $\frac{4}{6}$ of a bottle. How much more soda did Pavi drink than Kumutha

Answer:_______________

Chidambaram's milkshake recipe calls for $\frac{5}{7}$ of a scoop of ice cream and Aravindh's recipe calls for $\frac{2}{7}$ of a scoop. How many more scoops of ice cream are used in Chidambaram's recipe than in Aravindh's recipe

Answer:_______________

At the dealership where she works, Selvanayaki fulfilled $\frac{4}{5}$ of her quarterly sales goal in January and another $\frac{4}{5}$ of her sales goal in February. What fraction of her quarterly sales goal had Selvanayaki reached by the end of February

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

Answer:_______________

At the dealership where she works, Jeevini fulfilled $\frac{4}{8}$ of her quarterly sales goal in January and another $\frac{3}{8}$ of her sales goal in February. What fraction of her quarterly sales goal had Jeevini reached by the end of February

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

Answer:_______________

Poongodi began her pizza delivery route with $\frac{6}{7}$ of a tank of petrol in her car. When she made it back to the pizzeria, $\frac{2}{7}$ of a tank of petrol was left. How much petrol did Poongodi use

Simplify your answer.

tanks

Answer:_______________

10)

Over the weekend, Panimalar drank $\frac{9}{5}$ of a bottle of soda and Pavi drank $\frac{2}{5}$ of a bottle. How much more soda did Panimalar drink than Pavi

Answer:_______________

Answer: $\frac{7}{5}$

SOLUTION 1 :

Find how much more ice cream is used in Murugan's recipe by subtracting $\frac{1}{5}$ from $\frac{8}{5}$ .

Subtract the numerators:

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

Murugan's recipe calls for $\frac{3}{4}$ of a scoop more ice cream than Raj's recipe.

Answer: $\frac{4}{7}$

SOLUTION 1 :

Find the fraction of her quarterly sales goal that Kumutha had reached by adding $\frac{3}{7}$ and $\frac{1}{7}$ .

Add the numerators:

\frac{4}{7}

Kumutha reached $\frac{4}{7}$ of her quarterly sales goal.

Answer: $\frac{5}{6}$

SOLUTION 1 :

Find the fraction of her quarterly sales goal that Panimalar had reached by adding $\frac{1}{6}$ and $\frac{4}{6}$ .

Add the numerators:

\frac{5}{6}

Panimalar reached $\frac{5}{6}$ of her quarterly sales goal.

Simplify your answer.

Answer: $\frac{6}{7}$ tanks

SOLUTION 1 :

Find the amount of petrol used on the delivery route by subtracting $\frac{1}{7}$ from $\frac{7}{7}$ .

Subtract the numerators:

Add the numerators:

\frac{6}{7}

\frac{6}{7}

is written in simplest form.

Ponnalagu used $\frac{6}{7}$ of a tank of petrol.

Over the weekend, Pavi drank $\frac{9}{6}$ of a bottle of soda and Kumutha drank $\frac{4}{6}$ of a bottle. How much more soda did Pavi drink than Kumutha

Answer: $\frac{5}{6}$

SOLUTION 1 :

Find how much more soda Pavi drank by subtracting $\frac{4}{6}$ from $\frac{9}{6}$ .

Subtract the numerators:

Add the numerators:

\frac{5}{6}

\frac{5}{6}

is written in simplest form.

Pavi drank $\frac{5}{6}$ of a bottle more soda than Kumutha.

Answer: $\frac{3}{7}$

SOLUTION 1 :

Find how much more ice cream is used in Chidambaram's recipe by subtracting $\frac{2}{7}$ from $\frac{5}{7}$ .

Subtract the numerators:

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

Chidambaram's recipe calls for $\frac{3}{4}$ of a scoop more ice cream than Aravindh's recipe.

Answer: $\frac{8}{5}$

SOLUTION 1 :

Find the fraction of her quarterly sales goal that Selvanayaki had reached by adding $\frac{4}{5}$ and $\frac{4}{5}$ .

Add the numerators:

\frac{8}{5}

Selvanayaki reached $\frac{8}{5}$ of her quarterly sales goal.

Answer: $\frac{7}{8}$

SOLUTION 1 :

Find the fraction of her quarterly sales goal that Jeevini had reached by adding $\frac{4}{8}$ and $\frac{3}{8}$ .

Add the numerators:

\frac{7}{8}

Jeevini reached $\frac{7}{8}$ of her quarterly sales goal.

Simplify your answer.

Answer: $\frac{4}{7}$ tanks

SOLUTION 1 :

Find the amount of petrol used on the delivery route by subtracting $\frac{2}{7}$ from $\frac{6}{7}$ .

Subtract the numerators:

Add the numerators:

\frac{4}{7}

\frac{4}{7}

is written in simplest form.

Poongodi used $\frac{4}{7}$ of a tank of petrol.

10)

Over the weekend, Panimalar drank $\frac{9}{5}$ of a bottle of soda and Pavi drank $\frac{2}{5}$ of a bottle. How much more soda did Panimalar drink than Pavi

Answer: $\frac{7}{5}$

SOLUTION 1 :

Find how much more soda Panimalar drank by subtracting $\frac{2}{5}$ from $\frac{9}{5}$ .

Subtract the numerators:

Add the numerators:

\frac{7}{5}

\frac{7}{5}

is written in simplest form.

Panimalar drank $\frac{7}{5}$ of a bottle more soda than Pavi.