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.

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:_______________

Minerva had 8 chocolates.

She gave 5 of them to Diana.

What fraction of the chocolates had Minerva left

Answer:_______________

Ben had 6 flowers.

He gave 5 of them to May.

What fraction of the flowers had Ben left

Answer:_______________

Leonardo had 12 sweets.

He gave 6 of them to Daphne.

What fraction of the sweets had Leonardo left

Answer:_______________

Abigail had 5 flowers.

She gave 2 of them to Gina.

What fraction of the flowers had Abigail left

Answer:_______________

Tiffany had 12 balloons.

She gave 3 of them to Joseph.

What fraction of the balloons had Tiffany left

Answer:_______________

Jonathan had 6 balloons.

He gave 1 of them to Shannon.

What fraction of the balloons had Jonathan left

Answer:_______________

Jenny had 6 chocolates.

She gave 2 of them to Mary.

What fraction of the chocolates had Jenny left

Answer:_______________

Joy had 10 chocolates.

She gave 5 of them to Christopher.

What fraction of the chocolates had Joy left

Answer:_______________

10)

Joseph had 5 balloons.

He gave 1 of them to Timmy.

What fraction of the balloons had Joseph left

Answer:_______________

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.

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.

Ben had 6 flowers.

He gave 5 of them to May.

What fraction of the flowers had Ben left

Answer: $\frac{1}{6}$

SOLUTION 1 :

Step 1: 6 flowers - 5 flowers = 1 flower

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

Ben had $\frac{1}{6}$ of the flowers left.

Leonardo had 12 sweets.

He gave 6 of them to Daphne.

What fraction of the sweets had Leonardo left

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

SOLUTION 1 :

Step 1: 12 sweets - 6 sweets = 6 sweets

Step 2: $\frac{6}{12}$ = $\frac{1}{2}$

Leonardo had $\frac{1}{2}$ of the sweets left.

Abigail had 5 flowers.

She gave 2 of them to Gina.

What fraction of the flowers had Abigail left

Answer: $\frac{3}{5}$

SOLUTION 1 :

Step 1: 5 flowers - 2 flowers = 3 flowers

Step 2: $\frac{3}{5}$

Abigail had $\frac{3}{5}$ of the flowers 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.

Jonathan had 6 balloons.

He gave 1 of them to Shannon.

What fraction of the balloons had Jonathan left

Answer: $\frac{5}{6}$

SOLUTION 1 :

Step 1: 6 balloons - 1 balloons = 5 balloons

Step 2: $\frac{5}{6}$

Jonathan had $\frac{5}{6}$ of the balloons left.

Jenny had 6 chocolates.

She gave 2 of them to Mary.

What fraction of the chocolates had Jenny left

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

SOLUTION 1 :

Step 1: 6 chocolates - 2 chocolates = 4 chocolates

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

Jenny had $\frac{2}{3}$ 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.

10)

Joseph had 5 balloons.

He gave 1 of them to Timmy.

What fraction of the balloons had Joseph left

Answer: $\frac{4}{5}$

SOLUTION 1 :

Step 1: 5 balloons - 1 balloons = 4 balloons

Step 2: $\frac{4}{5}$

Joseph had $\frac{4}{5}$ of the balloons left.