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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)  

A pie was cut into 8 equal pieces.
Tamilselvi took 2 pieces. Pavi took 2 pieces.
The rest was shared equally between Ponnalagu and Ovini.
What fraction of the pie did Ovini get Express your fraction in the simplest form.


Answer:_______________




2)  

A pie was cut into 7 equal pieces.
Mithra took 3 pieces. Poovazhagi took 1 piece.
The rest was shared equally among Ramani, Swathi and Panimalar
What fraction of the pie did Swathi get Express your fraction in the simplest form.


Answer:_______________




3)  

A pie was cut into 11 equal pieces.
Kumutha took 2 pieces. Mithra took 3 pieces.
The rest was shared equally among Chellamal, Thamarai and Ponnalagu.
What fraction of the pie did Thamarai get Express your fraction in the simplest form.


Answer:_______________




4)  

A pie was cut into 10 equal pieces.
Amutha took 2 pieces. Jeevini took 2 pieces.
The rest was shared equally between Ponnalagu and Savithri.
What fraction of the pie did Savithri get Express your fraction in the simplest form.


Answer:_______________




5)  

A pie was cut into 10 equal pieces.
Parveen took 3 pieces. Chellamal took 3 pieces.
The rest was shared equally between Tamilselvi and Kumutha.
What fraction of the pie did Kumutha get Express your fraction in the simplest form.


Answer:_______________




6)  

A pie was cut into 9 equal pieces.
Indra took 5 pieces. Swathi took 1 piece.
The rest was shared equally among Thamarai, Kumutha and Pavi.
What fraction of the pie did Kumutha get Express your fraction in the simplest form.


Answer:_______________




7)  

A pie was cut into 8 equal pieces.
Indra took 2 pieces. Tamilselvi took 3 pieces.
The rest was shared equally among Poovazhagi, Panimalar and Mithra.
What fraction of the pie did Panimalar get Express your fraction in the simplest form.


Answer:_______________




8)  

A cake was cut into 8 equal pieces.
Panimalar took 1 piece. Mithra took 1 piece.
The rest was shared equally between Pavi and Jeevini.
What fraction of the cake did Jeevini get Express your fraction in the simplest form.


Answer:_______________




9)  

A cake was cut into 12 equal pieces.
Amutha took 4 pieces. Jeevini took 2 pieces.
The rest was shared equally between Thamarai and Ramani.
What fraction of the cake did Ramani get Express your fraction in the simplest form.


Answer:_______________




10)  

A cake was cut into 10 equal pieces.
Haritha took 2 pieces. Selvanayaki took 6 pieces.
The rest was shared equally between Tulasi and Nandini.
What fraction of the cake did Nandini get Express your fraction in the simplest form.


Answer:_______________




 

1)  

A pie was cut into 8 equal pieces.
Tamilselvi took 2 pieces. Pavi took 2 pieces.
The rest was shared equally between Ponnalagu and Ovini.
What fraction of the pie did Ovini get Express your fraction in the simplest form.

Answer: 14


SOLUTION 1 :

Step 1: 2 + 2 = 4 pieces of pie taken.


Step 2: 8 - 4 = 4 pieces of pie left.


Step 3: 4 ÷ 2 = 2


Step 4: 2 = 14


Ovini got 14 of the pie.



2)  

A pie was cut into 7 equal pieces.
Mithra took 3 pieces. Poovazhagi took 1 piece.
The rest was shared equally among Ramani, Swathi and Panimalar
What fraction of the pie did Swathi get Express your fraction in the simplest form.

Answer: 17


SOLUTION 1 :

Step 1: 3 + 1 = 4 pieces of pie taken.

Step 2: 7 - 4 = 3 pieces of pie left.

Step 3: 3 ÷ 3 = 1

Step 4: 17

Swathi got 17 of the pie.



3)  

A pie was cut into 11 equal pieces.
Kumutha took 2 pieces. Mithra took 3 pieces.
The rest was shared equally among Chellamal, Thamarai and Ponnalagu.
What fraction of the pie did Thamarai get Express your fraction in the simplest form.

Answer: 211


SOLUTION 1 :

Step 1: 2 + 3 = 5 pieces of pie taken.

Step 2: 11 - 5 = 6 pieces of pie left.

Step 3: 6 ÷ 3 = 2

Step 4: 211

Thamarai got 211 of the pie.



4)  

A pie was cut into 10 equal pieces.
Amutha took 2 pieces. Jeevini took 2 pieces.
The rest was shared equally between Ponnalagu and Savithri.
What fraction of the pie did Savithri get Express your fraction in the simplest form.

Answer: 310


SOLUTION 1 :

Step 1: 2 + 2 = 4 pieces of pie taken.

Step 2: 10 - 4 = 6 pieces of pie left.

Step 3: 6 ÷ 2 = 3

Step 4: 310

Savithri got 310 of the pie.



5)  

A pie was cut into 10 equal pieces.
Parveen took 3 pieces. Chellamal took 3 pieces.
The rest was shared equally between Tamilselvi and Kumutha.
What fraction of the pie did Kumutha get Express your fraction in the simplest form.

Answer: 15


SOLUTION 1 :

Step 1: 3 + 3 = 6 pieces of pie taken.

Step 2: 10 - 6 = 4 pieces of pie left.

Step 3: 4 ÷ 2 = 2

Step 4: 210 = 15

Kumutha got 15 of the pie.



6)  

A pie was cut into 9 equal pieces.
Indra took 5 pieces. Swathi took 1 piece.
The rest was shared equally among Thamarai, Kumutha and Pavi.
What fraction of the pie did Kumutha get Express your fraction in the simplest form.

Answer: 19


SOLUTION 1 :

Step 1: 5 + 1 = 6 pieces of pie taken.

Step 2: 9 - 6 = 3 pieces of pie left.

Step 3: 3 ÷ 3 = 1

Step 4: 19

Kumutha got 19 of the pie.



7)  

A pie was cut into 8 equal pieces.
Indra took 2 pieces. Tamilselvi took 3 pieces.
The rest was shared equally among Poovazhagi, Panimalar and Mithra.
What fraction of the pie did Panimalar get Express your fraction in the simplest form.

Answer: 18


SOLUTION 1 :

Step 1: 2 + 3 = 5 pieces of pie taken.

Step 2: 8 - 5 = 3 pieces of pie left.

Step 3: 3 ÷ 3 = 1

Step 4: 18

Panimalar got 18 of the pie.



8)  

A cake was cut into 8 equal pieces.
Panimalar took 1 piece. Mithra took 1 piece.
The rest was shared equally between Pavi and Jeevini.
What fraction of the cake did Jeevini get Express your fraction in the simplest form.

Answer: 38


SOLUTION 1 :

Step 1: 1 + 1 = 2 pieces of cake taken.

Step 2: 8 - 2 = 6 pieces of cake left.

Step 3: 6 ÷ 2 = 3

Step 4: 38

Jeevini got 38 of the cake.



9)  

A cake was cut into 12 equal pieces.
Amutha took 4 pieces. Jeevini took 2 pieces.
The rest was shared equally between Thamarai and Ramani.
What fraction of the cake did Ramani get Express your fraction in the simplest form.

Answer: 14


SOLUTION 1 :

Step 1: 4 + 2 = 6 pieces of cake taken.

Step 2: 12 - 6 = 6 pieces of cake left.

Step 3: 6 ÷ 2 = 3

Step 4: 312 = 14

Ramani got 14 of the cake.



10)  

A cake was cut into 10 equal pieces.
Haritha took 2 pieces. Selvanayaki took 6 pieces.
The rest was shared equally between Tulasi and Nandini.
What fraction of the cake did Nandini get Express your fraction in the simplest form.

Answer: 110


SOLUTION 1 :

Step 1: 6 + 2 = 8 pieces of cake taken.

Step 2: 10 - 8 = 2 pieces of cake left.

Step 3: 2 ÷ 2 = 1

Step 4: 110

Nandini got 110 of the cake.