Sasi Math (Revised for 1024)

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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.

Dorothy had 8 sweets.

She gave 2 of them to Jospeh.

What fraction of the sweets had Dorothy left

Answer:_______________

Leon had 8 sweets.

He gave 6 of them to Tia.

What fraction of the sweets had Leon left

Answer:_______________

Minerva had 8 chocolates.

She gave 5 of them to Diana.

What fraction of the chocolates had Minerva left

Answer:_______________

Joy had 10 chocolates.

She gave 5 of them to Christopher.

What fraction of the chocolates had Joy left

Answer:_______________

Gina had 6 chocolates.

She gave 4 of them to Bob.

What fraction of the chocolates had Gina left

Answer:_______________

Joyce had 12 balloons.

She gave 4 of them to Ivy.

What fraction of the balloons had Joyce left

Answer:_______________

Tiffany had 12 balloons.

She gave 3 of them to Joseph.

What fraction of the balloons had Tiffany left

Answer:_______________

Wilson had 4 balloons.

He gave 2 of them to Leon.

What fraction of the balloons had Wilson left

Answer:_______________

Elaine had 12 stickers.

She gave 8 of them to Tiffany.

What fraction of the stickers had Elaine left

Answer:_______________

10)

Ben had $10 at first.
After spending $2 on food, $6 on a movie ticket, Ben saved the rest of the money.
What fraction of the money did Ben save Reduce to the simplest form.

Answer:_______________

Dorothy had 8 sweets.

She gave 2 of them to Jospeh.

What fraction of the sweets had Dorothy left

Answer: $\frac{3}{4}$

SOLUTION 1 :

Step 1: 8 sweets - 2 sweets = 6 sweets

Step 2: $\frac{6}{8}$ = $\frac{3}{4}$

Dorothy had $\frac{3}{4}$ of the sweets left.

Leon had 8 sweets.

He gave 6 of them to Tia.

What fraction of the sweets had Leon left

Answer: $\frac{1}{4}$

SOLUTION 1 :

Step 1: 8 sweets - 6 sweets = 2 sweets

Step 2: $\frac{2}{8}$ = $\frac{1}{4}$

Leon had $\frac{1}{4}$ of the sweets left.

Minerva had 8 chocolates.

She gave 5 of them to Diana.

What fraction of the chocolates had Minerva left

Answer: $\frac{3}{8}$

SOLUTION 1 :

Step 1: 8 chocolates - 5 chocolates = 3 chocolates

Step 2: $\frac{3}{8}$

Minerva had $\frac{3}{8}$ of the chocolates left.

Joy had 10 chocolates.

She gave 5 of them to Christopher.

What fraction of the chocolates had Joy left

Answer: $\frac{1}{2}$

SOLUTION 1 :

Step 1: 10 chocolates - 5 chocolates = 5 chocolates

Step 2: $\frac{5}{10}$ = $\frac{1}{2}$

Joy had $\frac{1}{2}$ of the chocolates left.

Gina had 6 chocolates.

She gave 4 of them to Bob.

What fraction of the chocolates had Gina left

Answer: $\frac{1}{3}$

SOLUTION 1 :

Step 1: 6 chocolates - 4 chocolates = 2 chocolates

Step 2: $\frac{2}{6}$ = $\frac{1}{3}$

Gina had $\frac{1}{3}$ of the chocolates left.

Joyce had 12 balloons.

She gave 4 of them to Ivy.

What fraction of the balloons had Joyce left

Answer: $\frac{2}{3}$

SOLUTION 1 :

Step 1: 12 balloons - 4 balloons = 8 balloons

Step 2: $\frac{8}{12}$ = $\frac{2}{3}$

Joyce had $\frac{2}{3}$ of the balloons left.

Tiffany had 12 balloons.

She gave 3 of them to Joseph.

What fraction of the balloons had Tiffany left

Answer: $\frac{3}{4}$

SOLUTION 1 :

Step 1: 12 balloons - 3 balloons = 9 balloons

Step 2: $\frac{9}{12}$ = $\frac{3}{4}$

Tiffany had $\frac{3}{4}$ of the balloons left.

Wilson had 4 balloons.

He gave 2 of them to Leon.

What fraction of the balloons had Wilson left

Answer: $\frac{1}{2}$

SOLUTION 1 :

Step 1: 4 balloons - 2 balloons = 2 balloons

Step 2: $\frac{2}{4}$ = $\frac{1}{2}$

Wilson had $\frac{1}{2}$ of the balloons left.

Elaine had 12 stickers.

She gave 8 of them to Tiffany.

What fraction of the stickers had Elaine left

Answer: $\frac{1}{3}$

SOLUTION 1 :

Step 1: 12 stickers - 8 stickers = 4 stickers

Step 2: $\frac{4}{12}$ = $\frac{1}{3}$

Elaine had $\frac{1}{3}$ of the stickers left.

10)

Ben had $10 at first.
After spending $2 on food, $6 on a movie ticket, Ben saved the rest of the money.
What fraction of the money did Ben save Reduce to the simplest form.

Answer: $\frac{1}{5}$

SOLUTION 1 :

Step 1:	$2 + $6 = $8
Step 2:	$10 - $8 = $2
Step 3:	Fraction = $\frac{2}{10}$
	= $\frac{1}{5}$

Ben saved $\frac{1}{5}$ of the money.