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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 cake was cut into 12 equal pieces.
Savithri took 3 pieces. Nandini took 1 piece.
The rest was shared equally between Chithra and Poongodi.
What fraction of the cake did Poongodi get Express your fraction in the simplest form.


Answer:_______________




2)  

A pie was cut into 12 equal pieces.
Pavi took 1 piece. Panimalar took 2 pieces.
The rest was shared equally among Ramani, Mithra and Indra.
What fraction of the pie did Mithra get Express your fraction in the simplest form.


Answer:_______________




3)  

A pie was cut into 11 equal pieces.
Ponnalagu took 2 pieces. Nandini took 3 pieces.
The rest was shared equally among Savithri, Indra and Parveen.
What fraction of the pie did Indra get Express your fraction in the simplest form.


Answer:_______________




4)  

A cake was cut into 12 equal pieces.
Pavi took 4 pieces. Keerthi took 2 pieces.
The rest was shared equally between Tulasi and Panimalar.
What fraction of the cake did Panimalar get Express your fraction in the simplest form.


Answer:_______________




5)  

A pie was cut into 12 equal pieces.
Tamilselvi took 3 pieces. Mithra took 3 pieces.
The rest was shared equally among Pavi, Poongodi and Selvanayaki.
What fraction of the pie did Poongodi get Express your raction in the simplest form.


Answer:_______________




6)  

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


Answer:_______________




7)  

A cake was cut into 11 equal pieces.
Adam took 5 pieces. Bin took 4 pieces.
The rest was shared equally between Carl and David.
What fraction of the cake did David get Express your fraction in the simplest form.


Answer:_______________




8)  

A pie was cut into 8 equal pieces.
Savithri took 2 pieces. Kumutha took 3 pieces.
The rest was shared equally among Poongodi, Indra and Jeevini.
What fraction of the pie did Indra get Express your fraction in the simplest form.


Answer:_______________




9)  

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


Answer:_______________




10)  

A pie was cut into 7 equal pieces.
Selvanayaki took 1 piece. Ponnalagu took 2 pieces.
The rest was shared equally between Indra and Kumutha.
What fraction of the pie did Kumutha get Express your fraction in the simplest form.


Answer:_______________




 

1)  

A cake was cut into 12 equal pieces.
Savithri took 3 pieces. Nandini took 1 piece.
The rest was shared equally between Chithra and Poongodi.
What fraction of the cake did Poongodi get Express your fraction in the simplest form.

Answer: 13


SOLUTION 1 :

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

Step 2: 12 - 4 = 8 pieces of cake left.

Step 3: 8 ÷ 2 = 4

Step 4: 412 = 13

Poongodi got 13 of the cake.



2)  

A pie was cut into 12 equal pieces.
Pavi took 1 piece. Panimalar took 2 pieces.
The rest was shared equally among Ramani, Mithra and Indra.
What fraction of the pie did Mithra get Express your fraction in the simplest form.

Answer: 14


SOLUTION 1 :

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

Step 2: 12 - 3 = 9 pieces of pie left.

Step 3: 9 ÷ 3 = 3

Step 4: 312 = 14

Mithra got 14 of the pie.



3)  

A pie was cut into 11 equal pieces.
Ponnalagu took 2 pieces. Nandini took 3 pieces.
The rest was shared equally among Savithri, Indra and Parveen.
What fraction of the pie did Indra 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

Indra got 211 of the pie.



4)  

A cake was cut into 12 equal pieces.
Pavi took 4 pieces. Keerthi took 2 pieces.
The rest was shared equally between Tulasi and Panimalar.
What fraction of the cake did Panimalar 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

Panimalar got 14 of the cake.



5)  

A pie was cut into 12 equal pieces.
Tamilselvi took 3 pieces. Mithra took 3 pieces.
The rest was shared equally among Pavi, Poongodi and Selvanayaki.
What fraction of the pie did Poongodi get Express your raction in the simplest form.

Answer: 16


SOLUTION 1 :

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

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

Step 3: 6 ÷ 3 = 2

Step 4: 212 = 16

Poongodi got 16 of the pie.



6)  

A cake was cut into 8 equal pieces.
Ponnalagu took 1 piece. Pavi took 1 piece.
The rest was shared equally between Panimalar and Parveen.
What fraction of the cake did Parveen 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

Parveen got 38 of the cake.



7)  

A cake was cut into 11 equal pieces.
Adam took 5 pieces. Bin took 4 pieces.
The rest was shared equally between Carl and David.
What fraction of the cake did David get Express your fraction in the simplest form.

Answer: 111


SOLUTION 1 :

Step 1: 5 + 4 = 9 pieces of cake taken.

Step 2: 11 - 9 = 2 pieces of cake left.

Step 3: 2 ÷ 2 = 1

Step 4: 111

David got 111 of the pie.



8)  

A pie was cut into 8 equal pieces.
Savithri took 2 pieces. Kumutha took 3 pieces.
The rest was shared equally among Poongodi, Indra and Jeevini.
What fraction of the pie did Indra 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

Indra got 18 of the pie.



9)  

A pie was cut into 10 equal pieces.
Thamarai took 3 pieces. Panimalar took 3 pieces.
The rest was shared equally between Swathi and Chellamal.
What fraction of the pie did Chellamal 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

Chellamal got 15 of the pie.



10)  

A pie was cut into 7 equal pieces.
Selvanayaki took 1 piece. Ponnalagu took 2 pieces.
The rest was shared equally between Indra and Kumutha.
What fraction of the pie did Kumutha get Express your fraction in the simplest form.

Answer: 27


SOLUTION 1 :

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

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

Step 3: 4 ÷ 2 = 2

Step 4: 27

Kumutha got 27 of the pie.