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.

Mithra baked 66 cupcakes.

She sold $\frac{1}{6}$ of the cupcakes and gave the rest away.

How many cupcakes did she give away

Answer:_______________

Panimalar baked 63 muffins.

She sold $\frac{3}{7}$ of the muffins and gave the rest away.

How many muffins did she give away

Answer:_______________

Aravindh gave away $\frac{2}{5}$ of his sweets and had 75 sweets left.
How many sweets did he give away

Answer:_______________

Poongodi baked 156 cupcakes.

She sold $\frac{1}{6}$ of the cupcakes and gave the rest away.

How many cupcakes did she give away

Answer:_______________

Tulasi baked 84 muffins.

She sold $\frac{3}{7}$ of the muffins and gave the rest away.

How many muffins did she give away

Answer:_______________

Moorthi gave away $\frac{2}{5}$ of his sweets and had 129 sweets left.
How many sweets did he give away

Answer:_______________

Pavi baked 24 cupcakes.

She sold $\frac{1}{6}$ of the cupcakes and gave the rest away.

How many cupcakes did she give away

Answer:_______________

Poovazhagi baked 28 muffins.

She sold $\frac{3}{7}$ of the muffins and gave the rest away.

How many muffins did she give away

Answer:_______________

Moorthi gave away $\frac{2}{5}$ of his sweets and had 192 sweets left.
How many sweets did he give away

Answer:_______________

10)

Ramani baked 90 cupcakes.

She sold $\frac{1}{6}$ of the cupcakes and gave the rest away.

How many cupcakes did she give away

Answer:_______________

Mithra baked 66 cupcakes.

She sold $\frac{1}{6}$ of the cupcakes and gave the rest away.

How many cupcakes did she give away

Answer: 55

SOLUTION 1 :

Gave away

\frac{1}{6}

sold

Step 1: $\frac{6}{6}$ - $\frac{1}{6}$ = $\frac{5}{6}$

Step 2: 6 units = 66

Step 3: 1 unit = 66 ÷ 6

= 11

Step 4: 5 units = 5 x 11

= 55

She gave away 55 cupcakes.

Panimalar baked 63 muffins.

She sold $\frac{3}{7}$ of the muffins and gave the rest away.

How many muffins did she give away

Answer: 36

SOLUTION 1 :

Gave away

\frac{3}{7}

sold

Step 1: $\frac{7}{7}$ - $\frac{3}{7}$ = $\frac{4}{7}$

Step 2: 7 units = 63

Step 3: 1 unit = 63 ÷ 7

= 9

Step 4: 4 units = 4 x 9

= 36

She gave away 36 muffins.

Aravindh gave away $\frac{2}{5}$ of his sweets and had 75 sweets left.
How many sweets did he give away

Answer: 50

SOLUTION 1 :

Gave away

75 left

Step 1: $\frac{5}{5}$ - $\frac{2}{5}$ = $\frac{3}{5}$

Step 2: 3 units = 75

Step 3: 1 unit = 75 ÷ 3

= 25

Step 4: 2 units = 2 x 25

= 50

He gave away 50 sweets.

Poongodi baked 156 cupcakes.

She sold $\frac{1}{6}$ of the cupcakes and gave the rest away.

How many cupcakes did she give away

Answer: 130

SOLUTION 1 :

156

Gave away

\frac{1}{6}

sold

Step 1: $\frac{6}{6}$ - $\frac{1}{6}$ = $\frac{5}{6}$

Step 2: 6 units = 156

Step 3: 1 unit = 156 ÷ 6

= 26

Step 4: 5 units = 5 x 26

= 130

She gave away 130 cupcakes.

Tulasi baked 84 muffins.

She sold $\frac{3}{7}$ of the muffins and gave the rest away.

How many muffins did she give away

Answer: 48

SOLUTION 1 :

Gave away

\frac{3}{7}

sold

Step 1: $\frac{7}{7}$ - $\frac{3}{7}$ = $\frac{4}{7}$

Step 2: 7 units = 84

Step 3: 1 unit = 84 ÷ 7

= 12

Step 4: 4 units = 4 x 12

= 48

She gave away 48 muffins.

Moorthi gave away $\frac{2}{5}$ of his sweets and had 129 sweets left.
How many sweets did he give away

Answer: 86

SOLUTION 1 :

Gave away

129 left

Step 1: $\frac{5}{5}$ - $\frac{2}{5}$ = $\frac{3}{5}$

Step 2: 3 units = 129

Step 3: 1 unit = 129 ÷ 3

= 43

Step 4: 2 units = 2 x 43

= 86

He gave away 86 sweets.

Pavi baked 24 cupcakes.

She sold $\frac{1}{6}$ of the cupcakes and gave the rest away.

How many cupcakes did she give away

Answer: 20

SOLUTION 1 :

Gave away

\frac{1}{6}

sold

Step 1: $\frac{6}{6}$ - $\frac{1}{6}$ = $\frac{5}{6}$

Step 2: 6 units = 24

Step 3: 1 unit = 24 ÷ 6

= 4

Step 4: 5 units = 5 x 4

= 20

She gave away 20 cupcakes.

Poovazhagi baked 28 muffins.

She sold $\frac{3}{7}$ of the muffins and gave the rest away.

How many muffins did she give away

Answer: 16

SOLUTION 1 :

Gave away

\frac{3}{7}

sold

Step 1: $\frac{7}{7}$ - $\frac{3}{7}$ = $\frac{4}{7}$

Step 2: 7 units = 28

Step 3: 1 unit = 28 ÷ 7

= 4

Step 4: 4 units = 4 x 4

= 16

She gave away 16 muffins.

Moorthi gave away $\frac{2}{5}$ of his sweets and had 192 sweets left.
How many sweets did he give away

Answer: 128

SOLUTION 1 :

Gave away

192 left

Step 1: $\frac{5}{5}$ - $\frac{2}{5}$ = $\frac{3}{5}$

Step 2: 3 units = 192

Step 3: 1 unit = 192 ÷ 3

= 64

Step 4: 2 units = 2 x 64

= 128

He gave away 128 sweets.

10)

Ramani baked 90 cupcakes.

She sold $\frac{1}{6}$ of the cupcakes and gave the rest away.

How many cupcakes did she give away

Answer: 75

SOLUTION 1 :

Gave away

\frac{1}{6}

sold

Step 1: $\frac{6}{6}$ - $\frac{1}{6}$ = $\frac{5}{6}$

Step 2: 6 units = 90

Step 3: 1 unit = 90 ÷ 6

= 15

Step 4: 5 units = 5 x 15

= 75

She gave away 75 cupcakes.