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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)  

Joy had 10 chocolates.


She gave 5 of them to Christopher.


What fraction of the chocolates had Joy left



Answer:_______________




2)  

Leon had 8 sweets.


He gave 6 of them to Tia.


What fraction of the sweets had Leon left



Answer:_______________




3)  

Joseph had 5 balloons.

He gave 1 of them to Timmy.

What fraction of the balloons had Joseph left


Answer:_______________




4)  

Derrick had 10 chocolates.


He gave 2 of them to Wilson.


What fraction of the chocolates had Derrick left



Answer:_______________




5)  

Leonardo had 12 sweets.


He gave 6 of them to Daphne.


What fraction of the sweets had Leonardo left



Answer:_______________




6)  

Minerva had 8 chocolates.


She gave 5 of them to Diana.


What fraction of the chocolates had Minerva left



Answer:_______________




7)  

Abigail had 5 flowers.


She gave 2 of them to Gina.


What fraction of the flowers had Abigail left



Answer:_______________




8)  

Jenny had 6 chocolates.


She gave 2 of them to Mary.


What fraction of the chocolates had Jenny left



Answer:_______________




9)  

Gina had 6 chocolates.


She gave 4 of them to Bob.


What fraction of the chocolates had Gina left



Answer:_______________




10)  

Tsha had 10 flowers.


She gave 4 of them to Andrew.


What fraction of the flowers had Tsha left



Answer:_______________




 

1)  

Joy had 10 chocolates.


She gave 5 of them to Christopher.


What fraction of the chocolates had Joy left


Answer: 12


SOLUTION 1 :

Step 1: 10 chocolates - 5 chocolates = 5 chocolates


Step 2: 510 = 12


Joy had 12 of the chocolates left.



2)  

Leon had 8 sweets.


He gave 6 of them to Tia.


What fraction of the sweets had Leon left


Answer: 14


SOLUTION 1 :

Step 1: 8 sweets - 6 sweets = 2 sweets


Step 2: 28 = 14


Leon had 14 of the sweets left.



3)  

Joseph had 5 balloons.

He gave 1 of them to Timmy.

What fraction of the balloons had Joseph left

Answer: 45


SOLUTION 1 :

Step 1: 5 balloons - 1 balloons = 4 balloons


Step 2: 45


Joseph had 45 of the balloons left.



4)  

Derrick had 10 chocolates.


He gave 2 of them to Wilson.


What fraction of the chocolates had Derrick left


Answer: 45


SOLUTION 1 :

Step 1: 10 chocolates - 2 chocolates = 8 chocolates


Step 2: 810 = 45


Derrick had 45 of the chocolates left.



5)  

Leonardo had 12 sweets.


He gave 6 of them to Daphne.


What fraction of the sweets had Leonardo left


Answer: 12


SOLUTION 1 :

Step 1: 12 sweets - 6 sweets = 6 sweets


Step 2: 612  = 12


Leonardo had 12 of the sweets left.



6)  

Minerva had 8 chocolates.


She gave 5 of them to Diana.


What fraction of the chocolates had Minerva left


Answer: 38


SOLUTION 1 :

Step 1: 8 chocolates - 5 chocolates = 3 chocolates


Step 2:38


Minerva had 38 of the chocolates left.



7)  

Abigail had 5 flowers.


She gave 2 of them to Gina.


What fraction of the flowers had Abigail left


Answer: 35


SOLUTION 1 :

Step 1: 5 flowers - 2 flowers = 3 flowers


Step 2: 35


Abigail had 35 of the flowers left.



8)  

Jenny had 6 chocolates.


She gave 2 of them to Mary.


What fraction of the chocolates had Jenny left


Answer: 23


SOLUTION 1 :

Step 1: 6 chocolates - 2 chocolates = 4 chocolates


Step 2: 46 = 23


Jenny had 23 of the chocolates left.



9)  

Gina had 6 chocolates.


She gave 4 of them to Bob.


What fraction of the chocolates had Gina left


Answer: 13


SOLUTION 1 :

Step 1: 6 chocolates - 4 chocolates = 2 chocolates

Step 2: 26 = 13

Gina had 13 of the chocolates left.



10)  

Tsha had 10 flowers.


She gave 4 of them to Andrew.


What fraction of the flowers had Tsha left


Answer: 35


SOLUTION 1 :

Step 1: 10 flowers - 4 flowers = 6 flowers


Step 2: 610 = 35


Tsha had 35 of the flowers left.