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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)  

Chellamal went shopping with some money. Chellamal spent 25 of the money on a bag and 16 of the remaining money on a book. Finally, Chellamal spent the rest of the money on 2 CDs at $20 each.

How much did Chellamal have at first

$ ___



Answer:_______________




2)  

Amutha went shopping with some money. Amutha spent 13 of the money on a bag and 14 of the remaining money on a book. Finally, Amutha spent the rest of the money on 2 CDs at $18 each.

How much did Amutha have at first

$ ___



Answer:_______________




3)  

Selvanayaki went shopping with some money. Selvanayaki spent 14 of the money on a bag and 56 of the remaining money on a book. Finally, Selvanayaki spent the rest of the money on 2 CDs at $36 each.

How much did Selvanayaki have at first

$ ___



Answer:_______________




4)  

Keerthi went shopping with some money. Keerthi spent 25 of the money on a bag and 16 of the remaining money on a book. Finally, Keerthi spent the rest of the money on 2 CDs at $30 each.

How much did Keerthi have at first

$ ___



Answer:_______________




5)  

Chithra went shopping with some money. Chithra spent 13 of the money on a bag and 14 of the remaining money on a book. Finally, Chithra spent the rest of the money on 2 CDs at $24 each.

How much did Chithra have at first

$ ___



Answer:_______________




6)  

Jeevini went shopping with some money. Jeevini spent 14 of the money on a bag and 56 of the remaining money on a book. Finally, Jeevini spent the rest of the money on 2 CDs at $35 each.

How much did Jeevini have at first

$ ___



Answer:_______________




7)  

Nandini went shopping with some money. Nandini spent 25 of the money on a bag and 16 of the remaining money on a book. Finally, Nandini spent the rest of the money on 2 CDs at $25 each.

How much did Nandini have at first

$ ___



Answer:_______________




8)  

Ovini went shopping with some money. Ovini spent 13 of the money on a bag and 14 of the remaining money on a book. Finally, Ovini spent the rest of the money on 2 CDs at $27 each.

How much did Ovini have at first

$ ___



Answer:_______________




9)  

Thamarai went shopping with some money. Thamarai spent 14 of the money on a bag and 56 of the remaining money on a book. Finally, Thamarai spent the rest of the money on 2 CDs at $18 each.

How much did Thamarai have at first

$ ___



Answer:_______________




10)  

Swathi went shopping with some money. Swathi spent 25 of the money on a bag and 16 of the remaining money on a book. Finally, Swathi spent the rest of the money on 2 CDs at $15 each.

How much did Swathi have at first

$ ___



Answer:_______________




 

1)  

Chellamal went shopping with some money. Chellamal spent 25 of the money on a bag and 16 of the remaining money on a book. Finally, Chellamal spent the rest of the money on 2 CDs at $20 each.

How much did Chellamal have at first

Answer: $80


SOLUTION 1 :
Bag
 
 
Remaining
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bag
 
 
Book
 
 
2 CDs

Step 1: 5 units = 2 x $20  

                         = $40

Step 2: 1 unit = $40 ÷ 5

                      = $8

Step 3: 10 units = 20 x $8

                          = $80

Chellamal had $80 at first.



2)  

Amutha went shopping with some money. Amutha spent 13 of the money on a bag and 14 of the remaining money on a book. Finally, Amutha spent the rest of the money on 2 CDs at $18 each.

How much did Amutha have at first

Answer: $72


SOLUTION 1 :
Bag
 
 
Remaining
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bag
 
 
Book
 
 
2 CDs

Step 1: 3 units = 2 x $18  

                         = $36

Step 2: 1 unit = $36 ÷ 3

                      = $12

Step 3: 6 units = 6 x $12

                          = $72

Amutha had $72 at first.



3)  

Selvanayaki went shopping with some money. Selvanayaki spent 14 of the money on a bag and 56 of the remaining money on a book. Finally, Selvanayaki spent the rest of the money on 2 CDs at $36 each.

How much did Selvanayaki have at first

Answer: $576


SOLUTION 1 :
Bag
 
 
Remaining
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bag
 
 
Book
 
 
2 CDs

Step 1: 2CDs → 2 x $36 = $72

Step 2: 1 unit =  $72  

Step 3: 8 units = 8 x $72

                          = $576

Selvanayaki had $576 at first.

 


SOLUTION 2 :
Bag
 
 
Remaining
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bag
 
 
Book
 
 
2 CDs

Step 1: 2CDs → 2 x $36 = $72

Step 2: 1 unit (Bag) = 2 x $72  

                      = $144

Step 3: 4 units = 4 x $144

                          = $576

Selvanayaki had $576 at first.



4)  

Keerthi went shopping with some money. Keerthi spent 25 of the money on a bag and 16 of the remaining money on a book. Finally, Keerthi spent the rest of the money on 2 CDs at $30 each.

How much did Keerthi have at first

Answer: $120


SOLUTION 1 :
Bag
 
 
Remaining
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bag
 
 
Book
 
 
2 CDs

Step 1: 5 units = 2 x $30  

                         = $60

Step 2: 1 unit = $60 ÷ 5

                      = $12

Step 3: 10 units = 20 x $12

                          = $120

Keerthi had $120 at first.



5)  

Chithra went shopping with some money. Chithra spent 13 of the money on a bag and 14 of the remaining money on a book. Finally, Chithra spent the rest of the money on 2 CDs at $24 each.

How much did Chithra have at first

Answer: $96


SOLUTION 1 :
Bag
 
 
Remaining
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bag
 
 
Book
 
 
2 CDs

Step 1: 3 units = 2 x $24  

                         = $48

Step 2: 1 unit = $48 ÷ 3

                      = $16

Step 3: 6 units = 6 x $16

                          = $96

Chithra had $96 at first.



6)  

Jeevini went shopping with some money. Jeevini spent 14 of the money on a bag and 56 of the remaining money on a book. Finally, Jeevini spent the rest of the money on 2 CDs at $35 each.

How much did Jeevini have at first

Answer: $560


SOLUTION 1 :
Bag
 
 
Remaining
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bag
 
 
Book
 
 
2 CDs

Step 1: 2CDs → 2 x $35 = $70

Step 2: 1 unit =  $70  

Step 3: 8 units = 8 x $70

                          = $560

Jeevini had $560 at first.

 


SOLUTION 2 :
Bag
 
 
Remaining
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bag
 
 
Book
 
 
2 CDs

Step 1: 2CDs → 2 x $35 = $70

Step 2: 1 unit (Bag) = 2 x $70  

                      = $140

Step 3: 4 units = 4 x $140

                          = $560

Jeevini had $560 at first.



7)  

Nandini went shopping with some money. Nandini spent 25 of the money on a bag and 16 of the remaining money on a book. Finally, Nandini spent the rest of the money on 2 CDs at $25 each.

How much did Nandini have at first

Answer: $100


SOLUTION 1 :
Bag
 
 
Remaining
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bag
 
 
Book
 
 
2 CDs

Step 1: 5 units = 2 x $25  

                         = $50

Step 2: 1 unit = $50 ÷ 5

                      = $10

Step 3: 10 units = 20 x $10

                          = $100

Nandini had $100 at first.



8)  

Ovini went shopping with some money. Ovini spent 13 of the money on a bag and 14 of the remaining money on a book. Finally, Ovini spent the rest of the money on 2 CDs at $27 each.

How much did Ovini have at first

Answer: $108


SOLUTION 1 :
Bag
 
 
Remaining
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bag
 
 
Book
 
 
2 CDs

Step 1: 3 units = 2 x $27  

                         = $54

Step 2: 1 unit = $54 ÷ 3

                      = $18

Step 3: 6 units = 6 x $18

                          = $108

Ovini had $108 at first.



9)  

Thamarai went shopping with some money. Thamarai spent 14 of the money on a bag and 56 of the remaining money on a book. Finally, Thamarai spent the rest of the money on 2 CDs at $18 each.

How much did Thamarai have at first

Answer: $288


SOLUTION 1 :
Bag
 
 
Remaining
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bag
 
 
Book
 
 
2 CDs

Step 1: 2CDs → 2 x $18 = $36

Step 2: 1 unit =  $36  

Step 3: 8 units = 8 x $36

                          = $288

Thamarai had $288 at first.

 


SOLUTION 2 :
Bag
 
 
Remaining
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bag
 
 
Book
 
 
2 CDs

Step 1: 2CDs → 2 x $18 = $36

Step 2: 1 unit (Bag) = 2 x $36  

                      = $72

Step 3: 4 units = 4 x $72

                          = $288

Thamarai had $288 at first.



10)  

Swathi went shopping with some money. Swathi spent 25 of the money on a bag and 16 of the remaining money on a book. Finally, Swathi spent the rest of the money on 2 CDs at $15 each.

How much did Swathi have at first

Answer: $60


SOLUTION 1 :
Bag
 
 
Remaining
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bag
 
 
Book
 
 
2 CDs

Step 1: 5 units = 2 x $15  

                         = $30

Step 2: 1 unit = $30 ÷ 5

                      = $6

Step 3: 10 units = 20 x $6

                          = $60

Swathi had $60 at first.