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) Moorthi, Pavi and Kumar have $300 altogether. Moorthi spent of his money. Pavi spent $84 and Kumar spent twice the amount of what Moorthi has spent. Now they have the same amount of money left. How much money did each of them have at first Moorthi $ ___ Pavi $ ___ Kumar $ ___ Answer:_______________ |
| 2) Amutha, Parveen and Pugal have $670 altogether. Amutha spent of her money. Parveen spent $90 and Pugal spent thrice the amount of what Amutha has spent. Now they have the same amount of money left. How much money did each of them have at first Amutha $ ___ Parveen $ ___ Pugal $ ___ Answer:_______________ |
| 3) Narayanan, Murugan and Pugal have $221 altogether. Narayanan spent of his money. Murugan spent $85 and Pugal spent 4 times the amount of what Narayanan has spent. Now they have the same amount of money left. How much money did each of them have at first Narayanan $ ___ Murugan $ ___ Pugal $ ___ Answer:_______________ |
| 4) Narayanan, Kumutha and Kalai have $288 altogether. Narayanan spent of his money. Kumutha spent $84 and Kalai spent twice the amount of what Narayanan has spent. Now they have the same amount of money left. How much money did each of them have at first Narayanan $ ___ Kumutha $ ___ Kalai $ ___ Answer:_______________ |
| 5) Kumutha, Thamarai and Balaji have $310 altogether. Kumutha spent of her money. Thamarai spent $90 and Balaji spent thrice the amount of what Kumutha has spent. Now they have the same amount of money left. How much money did each of them have at first Kumutha $ ___ Thamarai $ ___ Balaji $ ___ Answer:_______________ |
| 6) Murugan, Kalai and Aravindh have $425 altogether. Murugan spent of his money. Kalai spent $51 and Aravindh spent 4 times the amount of what Murugan has spent. Now they have the same amount of money left. How much money did each of them have at first Murugan $ ___ Kalai $ ___ Aravindh $ ___ Answer:_______________ |
| 7) Barathan, Nandini and Moorthi have $780 altogether. Barathan spent of his money. Nandini spent $72 and Moorthi spent twice the amount of what Barathan has spent. Now they have the same amount of money left. How much money did each of them have at first Barathan $ ___ Nandini $ ___ Moorthi $ ___ Answer:_______________ |
| 8) Parveen, Nandini and Selvan have $210 altogether. Parveen spent of her money. Nandini spent $110 and Selvan spent thrice the amount of what Parveen has spent. Now they have the same amount of money left. How much money did each of them have at first Parveen $ ___ Nandini $ ___ Selvan $ ___ Answer:_______________ |
| 9) Moorthi, Kumar and Selvan have $544 altogether. Moorthi spent of his money. Kumar spent $51 and Selvan spent 4 times the amount of what Moorthi has spent. Now they have the same amount of money left. How much money did each of them have at first Moorthi $ ___ Kumar $ ___ Selvan $ ___ Answer:_______________ |
| 10) Selvan, Tamilselvi and Moorthi have $288 altogether. Selvan spent of his money. Tamilselvi spent $84 and Moorthi spent twice the amount of what Selvan has spent. Now they have the same amount of money left. How much money did each of them have at first Selvan $ ___ Tamilselvi $ ___ Moorthi $ ___ Answer:_______________ |
| 1) Moorthi, Pavi and Kumar have $300 altogether. Moorthi spent of his money. Pavi spent $84 and Kumar spent twice the amount of what Moorthi has spent. Now they have the same amount of money left. How much money did each of them have at first Moorthi $ Answer: 72 Pavi $ Answer: 138 Kumar $ Answer: 90 SOLUTION 1 : Left Spent Moorthi $84 spent Pavi Spent Kumar $300 Step 1: 12 units = $300 - $84 = $216 Step 2: 1 unit = $216 ÷ 12 = $18 Step 3: 4 units = 4 x $18 = $72 Step 4: 3 units = 3 x $18 = $54 Step 5: $54 + $84 = $138 Step 6: 5 units = 5 x $18 = $90
Moorthi have $72 at first. Pavi have $138 at first. Kumar have $90 at first. |
| 2) Amutha, Parveen and Pugal have $670 altogether. Amutha spent of her money. Parveen spent $90 and Pugal spent thrice the amount of what Amutha has spent. Now they have the same amount of money left. How much money did each of them have at first Amutha $ Answer: 174 Parveen $ Answer: 206 Pugal $ Answer: 290 SOLUTION 1 : Left Spent Amutha $90 spent Parveen Spent Pugal $670 Step 1: 10 units = $670 - $90 = $580 Step 2: 1 unit = $580 ÷ 10 = $58 Step 3: 3 units = 3 x $58 = $174 Step 4: 2 units = 2 x $58 = $116 Step 5: $116 + $90 = $206 Step 6: 5 units = 5 x $58 = $290
Amutha have $174 at first. Parveen have $206 at first. Pugal have $290 at first. |
| 3) Narayanan, Murugan and Pugal have $221 altogether. Narayanan spent of his money. Murugan spent $85 and Pugal spent 4 times the amount of what Narayanan has spent. Now they have the same amount of money left. How much money did each of them have at first Narayanan $ Answer: 40 Murugan $ Answer: 117 Pugal $ Answer: 64 SOLUTION 1 : Left Spent Narayanan $85 spent Murugan Spent Pugal $221 Step 1: 17 units = $221 - $85 = $136 Step 2: 1 unit = $136 ÷ 17 = $8 Step 3: 5 units = 5 x $8 = $40 Step 4: 4 units = 4 x $8 = $32 Step 5: $32 + $85 = $117 Step 6: 8 units = 8 x $8 = $64
Narayanan have $40 at first. Murugan have $117 at first. Pugal have $64 at first. |
| 4) Narayanan, Kumutha and Kalai have $288 altogether. Narayanan spent of his money. Kumutha spent $84 and Kalai spent twice the amount of what Narayanan has spent. Now they have the same amount of money left. How much money did each of them have at first Narayanan $ Answer: 68 Kumutha $ Answer: 135 Kalai $ Answer: 85 SOLUTION 1 : Left Spent Narayanan $84 spent Kumutha Spent Kalai $288 Step 1: 12 units = $288 - $84 = $204 Step 2: 1 unit = $204 ÷ 12 = $17 Step 3: 4 units = 4 x $17 = $68 Step 4: 3 units = 3 x $17 = $51 Step 5: $51 + $84 = $135 Step 6: 5 units = 5 x $17 = $85
Narayanan have $68 at first. Kumutha have $135 at first. Kalai have $85 at first. |
| 5) Kumutha, Thamarai and Balaji have $310 altogether. Kumutha spent of her money. Thamarai spent $90 and Balaji spent thrice the amount of what Kumutha has spent. Now they have the same amount of money left. How much money did each of them have at first Kumutha $ Answer: 66 Thamarai $ Answer: 134 Balaji $ Answer: 110 SOLUTION 1 : Left Spent Kumutha $90 spent Thamarai Spent Balaji $310 Step 1: 10 units = $310 - $90 = $220 Step 2: 1 unit = $220 ÷ 10 = $22 Step 3: 3 units = 3 x $22 = $66 Step 4: 2 units = 2 x $22 = $44 Step 5: $44 + $90 = $134 Step 6: 5 units = 5 x $22 = $110
Kumutha have $66 at first. Thamarai have $134 at first. Balaji have $110 at first. |
| 6) Murugan, Kalai and Aravindh have $425 altogether. Murugan spent of his money. Kalai spent $51 and Aravindh spent 4 times the amount of what Murugan has spent. Now they have the same amount of money left. How much money did each of them have at first Murugan $ Answer: 110 Kalai $ Answer: 139 Aravindh $ Answer: 176 SOLUTION 1 : Left Spent Murugan $51 spent Kalai Spent Aravindh $425 Step 1: 17 units = $425 - $51 = $374 Step 2: 1 unit = $374 ÷ 17 = $22 Step 3: 5 units = 5 x $22 = $110 Step 4: 4 units = 4 x $22 = $88 Step 5: $88 + $51 = $139 Step 6: 8 units = 8 x $22 = $176
Murugan have $110 at first. Kalai have $139 at first. Aravindh have $176 at first. |
| 7) Barathan, Nandini and Moorthi have $780 altogether. Barathan spent of his money. Nandini spent $72 and Moorthi spent twice the amount of what Barathan has spent. Now they have the same amount of money left. How much money did each of them have at first Barathan $ Answer: 236 Nandini $ Answer: 249 Moorthi $ Answer: 295 SOLUTION 1 : Left Spent Barathan $72 spent Nandini Spent Moorthi $780 Step 1: 12 units = $780 - $72 = $708 Step 2: 1 unit = $708 ÷ 12 = $59 Step 3: 4 units = 4 x $59 = $236 Step 4: 3 units = 3 x $59 = $177 Step 5: $177 + $72 = $249 Step 6: 5 units = 5 x $59 = $295
Barathan have $236 at first. Nandini have $249 at first. Moorthi have $295 at first. |
| 8) Parveen, Nandini and Selvan have $210 altogether. Parveen spent of her money. Nandini spent $110 and Selvan spent thrice the amount of what Parveen has spent. Now they have the same amount of money left. How much money did each of them have at first Parveen $ Answer: 30 Nandini $ Answer: 130 Selvan $ Answer: 50 SOLUTION 1 : Left Spent Parveen $110 spent Nandini Spent Selvan $210 Step 1: 10 units = $210 - $110 = $100 Step 2: 1 unit = $100 ÷ 10 = $10 Step 3: 3 units = 3 x $10 = $30 Step 4: 2 units = 2 x $10 = $20 Step 5: $20 + $110 = $130 Step 6: 5 units = 5 x $10 = $50
Parveen have $30 at first. Nandini have $130 at first. Selvan have $50 at first. |
| 9) Moorthi, Kumar and Selvan have $544 altogether. Moorthi spent of his money. Kumar spent $51 and Selvan spent 4 times the amount of what Moorthi has spent. Now they have the same amount of money left. How much money did each of them have at first Moorthi $ Answer: 145 Kumar $ Answer: 167 Selvan $ Answer: 232 SOLUTION 1 : Left Spent Moorthi $51 spent Kumar Spent Selvan $544 Step 1: 17 units = $544 - $51 = $493 Step 2: 1 unit = $493 ÷ 17 = $29 Step 3: 5 units = 5 x $29 = $145 Step 4: 4 units = 4 x $29 = $116 Step 5: $116 + $51 = $167 Step 6: 8 units = 8 x $29 = $232
Moorthi have $145 at first. Kumar have $167 at first. Selvan have $232 at first. |
| 10) Selvan, Tamilselvi and Moorthi have $288 altogether. Selvan spent of his money. Tamilselvi spent $84 and Moorthi spent twice the amount of what Selvan has spent. Now they have the same amount of money left. How much money did each of them have at first Selvan $ Answer: 68 Tamilselvi $ Answer: 135 Moorthi $ Answer: 85 SOLUTION 1 : Left Spent Selvan $84 spent Tamilselvi Spent Moorthi $288 Step 1: 12 units = $288 - $84 = $204 Step 2: 1 unit = $204 ÷ 12 = $17 Step 3: 4 units = 4 x $17 = $68 Step 4: 3 units = 3 x $17 = $51 Step 5: $51 + $84 = $135 Step 6: 5 units = 5 x $17 = $85
Selvan have $68 at first. Tamilselvi have $135 at first. Moorthi have $85 at first. |