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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)  

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 $30 each.

How much did Thamarai have at first

$ ___



Answer:_______________




2)  

Parveen went shopping with some money. Parveen spent 13 of the money on a bag and 14 of the remaining money on a book. Finally, Parveen spent the rest of the money on 2 CDs at $15 each.

How much did Parveen have at first

$ ___



Answer:_______________




3)  

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 $40 each.

How much did Swathi have at first

$ ___



Answer:_______________




4)  

Keerthi went shopping with some money. Keerthi spent 14 of the money on a bag and 56 of the remaining money on a book. Finally, Keerthi spent the rest of the money on 2 CDs at $17 each.

How much did Keerthi have at first

$ ___



Answer:_______________




5)  

Selvanayaki went shopping with some money. Selvanayaki spent 13 of the money on a bag and 14 of the remaining money on a book. Finally, Selvanayaki spent the rest of the money on 2 CDs at $33 each.

How much did Selvanayaki have at first

$ ___



Answer:_______________




6)  

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

How much did Savithri have at first

$ ___



Answer:_______________




7)  

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 $33 each.

How much did Jeevini have at first

$ ___



Answer:_______________




8)  

Ponnalagu went shopping with some money. Ponnalagu spent 13 of the money on a bag and 14 of the remaining money on a book. Finally, Ponnalagu spent the rest of the money on 2 CDs at $39 each.

How much did Ponnalagu have at first

$ ___



Answer:_______________




9)  

Ramani went shopping with some money. Ramani spent 25 of the money on a bag and 16 of the remaining money on a book. Finally, Ramani spent the rest of the money on 2 CDs at $35 each.

How much did Ramani have at first

$ ___



Answer:_______________




10)  

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

How much did Ramani have at first

$ ___



Answer:_______________




 

1)  

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 $30 each.

How much did Thamarai have at first

Answer: $480


SOLUTION 1 :
Bag
 
 
Remaining
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bag
 
 
Book
 
 
2 CDs

Step 1: 2CDs → 2 x $30 = $60

Step 2: 1 unit =  $60  

Step 3: 8 units = 8 x $60

                          = $480

Thamarai had $480 at first.

 


SOLUTION 2 :
Bag
 
 
Remaining
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bag
 
 
Book
 
 
2 CDs

Step 1: 2CDs → 2 x $30 = $60

Step 2: 1 unit (Bag) = 2 x $60  

                      = $120

Step 3: 4 units = 4 x $120

                          = $480

Thamarai had $480 at first.



2)  

Parveen went shopping with some money. Parveen spent 13 of the money on a bag and 14 of the remaining money on a book. Finally, Parveen spent the rest of the money on 2 CDs at $15 each.

How much did Parveen have at first

Answer: $60


SOLUTION 1 :
Bag
 
 
Remaining
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bag
 
 
Book
 
 
2 CDs

Step 1: 3 units = 2 x $15  

                         = $30

Step 2: 1 unit = $30 ÷ 3

                      = $10

Step 3: 6 units = 6 x $10

                          = $60

Parveen had $60 at first.



3)  

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 $40 each.

How much did Swathi have at first

Answer: $160


SOLUTION 1 :
Bag
 
 
Remaining
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bag
 
 
Book
 
 
2 CDs

Step 1: 5 units = 2 x $40  

                         = $80

Step 2: 1 unit = $80 ÷ 5

                      = $16

Step 3: 10 units = 20 x $16

                          = $160

Swathi had $160 at first.



4)  

Keerthi went shopping with some money. Keerthi spent 14 of the money on a bag and 56 of the remaining money on a book. Finally, Keerthi spent the rest of the money on 2 CDs at $17 each.

How much did Keerthi have at first

Answer: $272


SOLUTION 1 :
Bag
 
 
Remaining
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bag
 
 
Book
 
 
2 CDs

Step 1: 2CDs → 2 x $17 = $34

Step 2: 1 unit =  $34  

Step 3: 8 units = 8 x $34

                          = $272

Keerthi had $272 at first.

 


SOLUTION 2 :
Bag
 
 
Remaining
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bag
 
 
Book
 
 
2 CDs

Step 1: 2CDs → 2 x $17 = $34

Step 2: 1 unit (Bag) = 2 x $34  

                      = $68

Step 3: 4 units = 4 x $68

                          = $272

Keerthi had $272 at first.



5)  

Selvanayaki went shopping with some money. Selvanayaki spent 13 of the money on a bag and 14 of the remaining money on a book. Finally, Selvanayaki spent the rest of the money on 2 CDs at $33 each.

How much did Selvanayaki have at first

Answer: $132


SOLUTION 1 :
Bag
 
 
Remaining
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bag
 
 
Book
 
 
2 CDs

Step 1: 3 units = 2 x $33  

                         = $66

Step 2: 1 unit = $66 ÷ 3

                      = $22

Step 3: 6 units = 6 x $22

                          = $132

Selvanayaki had $132 at first.



6)  

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

How much did Savithri 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

Savithri had $120 at first.



7)  

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 $33 each.

How much did Jeevini have at first

Answer: $528


SOLUTION 1 :
Bag
 
 
Remaining
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bag
 
 
Book
 
 
2 CDs

Step 1: 2CDs → 2 x $33 = $66

Step 2: 1 unit =  $66  

Step 3: 8 units = 8 x $66

                          = $528

Jeevini had $528 at first.

 


SOLUTION 2 :
Bag
 
 
Remaining
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bag
 
 
Book
 
 
2 CDs

Step 1: 2CDs → 2 x $33 = $66

Step 2: 1 unit (Bag) = 2 x $66  

                      = $132

Step 3: 4 units = 4 x $132

                          = $528

Jeevini had $528 at first.



8)  

Ponnalagu went shopping with some money. Ponnalagu spent 13 of the money on a bag and 14 of the remaining money on a book. Finally, Ponnalagu spent the rest of the money on 2 CDs at $39 each.

How much did Ponnalagu have at first

Answer: $156


SOLUTION 1 :
Bag
 
 
Remaining
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bag
 
 
Book
 
 
2 CDs

Step 1: 3 units = 2 x $39  

                         = $78

Step 2: 1 unit = $78 ÷ 3

                      = $26

Step 3: 6 units = 6 x $26

                          = $156

Ponnalagu had $156 at first.



9)  

Ramani went shopping with some money. Ramani spent 25 of the money on a bag and 16 of the remaining money on a book. Finally, Ramani spent the rest of the money on 2 CDs at $35 each.

How much did Ramani have at first

Answer: $140


SOLUTION 1 :
Bag
 
 
Remaining
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bag
 
 
Book
 
 
2 CDs

Step 1: 5 units = 2 x $35  

                         = $70

Step 2: 1 unit = $70 ÷ 5

                      = $14

Step 3: 10 units = 20 x $14

                          = $140

Ramani had $140 at first.



10)  

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

How much did Ramani have at first

Answer: $224


SOLUTION 1 :
Bag
 
 
Remaining
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bag
 
 
Book
 
 
2 CDs

Step 1: 2CDs → 2 x $14 = $28

Step 2: 1 unit =  $28  

Step 3: 8 units = 8 x $28

                          = $224

Ramani had $224 at first.

 


SOLUTION 2 :
Bag
 
 
Remaining
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bag
 
 
Book
 
 
2 CDs

Step 1: 2CDs → 2 x $14 = $28

Step 2: 1 unit (Bag) = 2 x $28  

                      = $56

Step 3: 4 units = 4 x $56

                          = $224

Ramani had $224 at first.