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.

Poovazhagi her pizza delivery route with $\frac{4}{8}$ of a tank of petrol in her Bike. When she made it back to the pizzeria, $\frac{1}{8}$ of a tank of petrol was left. How much petrol did Kumar use

Answer:_______________

Of the students in the band, $\frac{6}{17}$ play the flute and another $\frac{2}{17}$ play the clarinet. What fraction of the students in the band play either the flute or the clarinet

Answer:_______________

Of the pizzas sold last week at Aravindh Pizzeria, $\frac{5}{15}$ were large pizzas and $\frac{2}{15}$ were extra-large pizzas. What fraction of the pizzas sold were either large or extra-large

Answer:_______________

Murugan owns two dogs. Each day, one dog eats $\frac{2}{13}$ of a scoop of dog food and the other dog eats $\frac{6}{13}$ of a scoop. Together, how much dog food do the two dogs eat each day

Answer:_______________

Tamilselvi milkshake recipe calls for $\frac{4}{7}$ of a scoop of ice cream and Barathan recipe calls for $\frac{3}{7}$ of a scoop. How many more scoops of ice cream are used in Tamilselvi recipe than in Barathan recipe

Answer:_______________

During a film, Selvan ate $\frac{6}{8}$ of a handful of snack mix, and Selvanayaki ate $\frac{1}{8}$ of a handful. How much more did Selvan eat

Answer:_______________

Ponnalagu her pizza delivery route with $\frac{5}{7}$ of a tank of petrol in her Bike. When she made it back to the pizzeria, $\frac{2}{7}$ of a tank of petrol was left. How much petrol did Prem use

Answer:_______________

Of the students in the band, $\frac{5}{17}$ play the flute and another $\frac{1}{17}$ play the clarinet. What fraction of the students in the band play either the flute or the clarinet

Answer:_______________

Of the pizzas sold last week at Selvan Pizzeria, $\frac{6}{18}$ were large pizzas and $\frac{2}{18}$ were extra-large pizzas. What fraction of the pizzas sold were either large or extra-large

Answer:_______________

10)

Balaji owns two dogs. Each day, one dog eats $\frac{3}{18}$ of a scoop of dog food and the other dog eats $\frac{4}{18}$ of a scoop. Together, how much dog food do the two dogs eat each day

Answer:_______________

Answer: $\frac{3}{8}$

SOLUTION 1 :

Remember:

Subtract the numerators. Keep the denominator the same.

Solve:

Find the amount of petrol used on the delivery route by subtracting $\frac{1}{8}$ from $\frac{4}{8}$ .

Subtract the numerators:

\frac{4}{8}

\frac{1}{8}

\frac{3}{8}

$\frac{3}{8}$ is written in simplest form.

Poovazhagi used $\frac{3}{8}$ of a tank of petrol.

Of the students in the band, $\frac{6}{17}$ play the flute and another $\frac{2}{17}$ play the clarinet. What fraction of the students in the band play either the flute or the clarinet

Answer: $\frac{8}{17}$

SOLUTION 1 :

Remember:

Add the numerators. Keep the denominator the same.

Solve:

Find the fraction of the students who play either the flute or the clarinet by adding $\frac{6}{17}$ and $\frac{2}{17}$ .

Add the numerators:

\frac{6}{17}

\frac{2}{17}

\frac{8}{17}

$\frac{8}{17}$ is written in simplest form.

Of the pizzas sold last week at Aravindh Pizzeria, $\frac{5}{15}$ were large pizzas and $\frac{2}{15}$ were extra-large pizzas. What fraction of the pizzas sold were either large or extra-large

Answer: $\frac{7}{15}$

SOLUTION 1 :

Remember:

Add the numerators. Keep the denominator the same.

Solve:

Find the fraction of the pizzas that were either large or extra-large by adding $\frac{5}{15}$ and $\frac{2}{15}$ .

Add the numerators:

\frac{5}{15}

\frac{2}{15}

\frac{7}{15}

$\frac{7}{15}$ is written in simplest form.

The fraction of the pizzas that were either large or extra-large is $\frac{7}{15}$ .

Murugan owns two dogs. Each day, one dog eats $\frac{2}{13}$ of a scoop of dog food and the other dog eats $\frac{6}{13}$ of a scoop. Together, how much dog food do the two dogs eat each day

Answer: $\frac{8}{13}$

SOLUTION 1 :

Remember:

Add the numerators. Keep the denominator the same.

Solve:

Find the total amount of dog food eaten each day by adding $\frac{2}{13}$ and $\frac{6}{13}$ .

Add the numerators:

\frac{6}{13}

\frac{2}{13}

\frac{8}{13}

$\frac{8}{13}$ is written in simplest form.

The two dogs eat $\frac{8}{13}$ scoop of dog food each day.

Answer: $\frac{1}{7}$

SOLUTION 1 :

Remember:

Subtract the numerators. Keep the denominator the same.

Solve:

Find how much more ice cream is used in Tamilselvi recipe by subtracting $\frac{4}{7}$ from $\frac{3}{7}$ .

Subtract the numerators:

\frac{4}{7}

\frac{3}{7}

\frac{1}{7}

$\frac{1}{7}$ is written in simplest form.

Tamilselvi recipe calls for $\frac{1}{7}$ of a scoop more ice cream than Barathan recipe

During a film, Selvan ate $\frac{6}{8}$ of a handful of snack mix, and Selvanayaki ate $\frac{1}{8}$ of a handful. How much more did Selvan eat

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

SOLUTION 1 :

Remember:

Subtract the numerators. Keep the denominator the same.

Solve:

Find how much more Selvan ate by subtracting $\frac{6}{8}$ from $\frac{1}{8}$

Subtract the numerators:

\frac{6}{8}

\frac{1}{8}

\frac{5}{8}

$\frac{5}{8}$ is written in simplest form.

Ponnalagu her pizza delivery route with $\frac{5}{7}$ of a tank of petrol in her Bike. When she made it back to the pizzeria, $\frac{2}{7}$ of a tank of petrol was left. How much petrol did Prem use

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

SOLUTION 1 :

Remember:

Subtract the numerators. Keep the denominator the same.

Solve:

Find the amount of petrol used on the delivery route by subtracting $\frac{2}{7}$ from $\frac{5}{7}$ .

Subtract the numerators:

\frac{5}{7}

\frac{2}{7}

\frac{3}{7}

$\frac{3}{7}$ is written in simplest form.

Ponnalagu used $\frac{3}{7}$ of a tank of petrol.

Of the students in the band, $\frac{5}{17}$ play the flute and another $\frac{1}{17}$ play the clarinet. What fraction of the students in the band play either the flute or the clarinet

Answer: $\frac{6}{17}$

SOLUTION 1 :

Remember:

Add the numerators. Keep the denominator the same.

Solve:

Find the fraction of the students who play either the flute or the clarinet by adding $\frac{5}{17}$ and $\frac{1}{17}$ .

Add the numerators:

\frac{5}{17}

\frac{1}{17}

\frac{6}{17}

$\frac{6}{17}$ is written in simplest form.

Of the pizzas sold last week at Selvan Pizzeria, $\frac{6}{18}$ were large pizzas and $\frac{2}{18}$ were extra-large pizzas. What fraction of the pizzas sold were either large or extra-large

Answer: $\frac{4}{9}$

SOLUTION 1 :

Remember:

Add the numerators. Keep the denominator the same.

Solve:

Find the fraction of the pizzas that were either large or extra-large by adding $\frac{6}{18}$ and $\frac{2}{18}$ .

Add the numerators:

\frac{6}{18}

\frac{2}{18}

\frac{8}{18}

$\frac{4}{9}$ is written in simplest form.

The fraction of the pizzas that were either large or extra-large is $\frac{4}{9}$ .

10)

Balaji owns two dogs. Each day, one dog eats $\frac{3}{18}$ of a scoop of dog food and the other dog eats $\frac{4}{18}$ of a scoop. Together, how much dog food do the two dogs eat each day

Answer: $\frac{7}{18}$

SOLUTION 1 :

Remember:

Add the numerators. Keep the denominator the same.

Solve:

Find the total amount of dog food eaten each day by adding $\frac{3}{18}$ and $\frac{4}{18}$ .

Add the numerators:

\frac{4}{18}

\frac{3}{18}

\frac{7}{18}

$\frac{7}{18}$ is written in simplest form.

The two dogs eat $\frac{7}{18}$ scoop of dog food each day.