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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)  

There are 25% more red marbles than blue marbles in a bag. After I removed 40% of the red marbles and increased the number of blue marbles by another 26%, there are now 102 fewer red marbles than blue marbles. Find the number of blue marbles I had at first.


Answer:_______________




2)  

There are 50% more red marbles than blue marbles in a bag. After I removed 30% of the red marbles and increased the number of blue marbles by another 51%, there are now 138 fewer red marbles than blue marbles. Find the number of blue marbles I had at first.


Answer:_______________




3)  

There are 25% more red marbles than blue marbles in a bag. After I removed 40% of the red marbles and increased the number of blue marbles by another 41%, there are now 132 fewer red marbles than blue marbles. Find the number of blue marbles I had at first.


Answer:_______________




4)  

There are 50% more red marbles than blue marbles in a bag. After I removed 30% of the red marbles and increased the number of blue marbles by another 22%, there are now 425 fewer red marbles than blue marbles. Find the number of blue marbles I had at first.


Answer:_______________




5)  

There are 25% more red marbles than blue marbles in a bag. After I removed 40% of the red marbles and increased the number of blue marbles by another 15%, there are now 440 fewer red marbles than blue marbles. Find the number of blue marbles I had at first.


Answer:_______________




6)  

There are 50% more red marbles than blue marbles in a bag. After I removed 30% of the red marbles and increased the number of blue marbles by another 22%, there are now 374 fewer red marbles than blue marbles. Find the number of blue marbles I had at first.


Answer:_______________




7)  

There are 25% more red marbles than blue marbles in a bag. After I removed 40% of the red marbles and increased the number of blue marbles by another 50%, there are now 300 fewer red marbles than blue marbles. Find the number of blue marbles I had at first.


Answer:_______________




8)  

There are 50% more red marbles than blue marbles in a bag. After I removed 30% of the red marbles and increased the number of blue marbles by another 40%, there are now 315 fewer red marbles than blue marbles. Find the number of blue marbles I had at first.


Answer:_______________




9)  

There are 25% more red marbles than blue marbles in a bag. After I removed 40% of the red marbles and increased the number of blue marbles by another 43%, there are now 476 fewer red marbles than blue marbles. Find the number of blue marbles I had at first.


Answer:_______________




10)  

There are 50% more red marbles than blue marbles in a bag. After I removed 30% of the red marbles and increased the number of blue marbles by another 16%, there are now 484 fewer red marbles than blue marbles. Find the number of blue marbles I had at first.


Answer:_______________




 

1)  

There are 25% more red marbles than blue marbles in a bag. After I removed 40% of the red marbles and increased the number of blue marbles by another 26%, there are now 102 fewer red marbles than blue marbles. Find the number of blue marbles I had at first.

Answer: 200


SOLUTION 1 :
Step 1: Blue marbles →100% (at first)
  Red marbles →125% (at first)
Step 2: % of red marbles removed 40100 x 125%  
    = 50%  
  % of red marbles left →125% - 50%  
    = 75%  
 Step 3: % of blue marbles after the 26% increase →100% + 26%  
    = 126%  
 Step 4: Difference in % of marbles →126% - 75%  
    = 51%  
Step 5:                                      51% →102  
                                         1% 10251%  
  Number of blue marbles at the start         100% 10251% x 100%1  
    = 200  

 



2)  

There are 50% more red marbles than blue marbles in a bag. After I removed 30% of the red marbles and increased the number of blue marbles by another 51%, there are now 138 fewer red marbles than blue marbles. Find the number of blue marbles I had at first.

Answer: 300


SOLUTION 1 :
Step 1: Blue marbles →100% (at first)
  Red marbles →150% (at first)
Step 2: % of red marbles removed 30100 x 150%  
    = 45%  
  % of red marbles left →150% - 45%  
    = 105%  
 Step 3: % of blue marbles after the 51% increase →100% + 51%  
    = 151%  
 Step 4: Difference in % of marbles →151% - 105%  
    = 46%  
Step 5:                                      46% →138  
                                         1% 13846%  
  Number of blue marbles at the start         100% 13846% x 100%1  
    = 300  


3)  

There are 25% more red marbles than blue marbles in a bag. After I removed 40% of the red marbles and increased the number of blue marbles by another 41%, there are now 132 fewer red marbles than blue marbles. Find the number of blue marbles I had at first.

Answer: 200


SOLUTION 1 :
Step 1: Blue marbles →100% (at first)
  Red marbles →125% (at first)
Step 2: % of red marbles removed 40100 x 125%  
    = 50%  
  % of red marbles left →125% - 50%  
    = 75%  
 Step 3: % of blue marbles after the 41% increase →100% + 41%  
    = 141%  
 Step 4: Difference in % of marbles →141% - 75%  
    = 66%  
Step 5:                                      66% →132  
                                         1% 13266%  
  Number of blue marbles at the start         100% 13266% x 100%1  
    = 200  

 



4)  

There are 50% more red marbles than blue marbles in a bag. After I removed 30% of the red marbles and increased the number of blue marbles by another 22%, there are now 425 fewer red marbles than blue marbles. Find the number of blue marbles I had at first.

Answer: 2500


SOLUTION 1 :
Step 1: Blue marbles →100% (at first)
  Red marbles →150% (at first)
Step 2: % of red marbles removed 30100 x 150%  
    = 45%  
  % of red marbles left →150% - 45%  
    = 105%  
 Step 3: % of blue marbles after the 22% increase →100% + 22%  
    = 122%  
 Step 4: Difference in % of marbles →122% - 105%  
    = 17%  
Step 5:                                      17% →425  
                                         1% 42517%  
  Number of blue marbles at the start         100% 42517% x 100%1  
    = 2500  


5)  

There are 25% more red marbles than blue marbles in a bag. After I removed 40% of the red marbles and increased the number of blue marbles by another 15%, there are now 440 fewer red marbles than blue marbles. Find the number of blue marbles I had at first.

Answer: 1100


SOLUTION 1 :
Step 1: Blue marbles →100% (at first)
  Red marbles →125% (at first)
Step 2: % of red marbles removed 40100 x 125%  
    = 50%  
  % of red marbles left →125% - 50%  
    = 75%  
 Step 3: % of blue marbles after the 15% increase →100% + 15%  
    = 115%  
 Step 4: Difference in % of marbles →115% - 75%  
    = 40%  
Step 5:                                      40% →440  
                                         1% 44040%  
  Number of blue marbles at the start         100% 44040% x 100%1  
    = 1100  

 



6)  

There are 50% more red marbles than blue marbles in a bag. After I removed 30% of the red marbles and increased the number of blue marbles by another 22%, there are now 374 fewer red marbles than blue marbles. Find the number of blue marbles I had at first.

Answer: 2200


SOLUTION 1 :
Step 1: Blue marbles →100% (at first)
  Red marbles →150% (at first)
Step 2: % of red marbles removed 30100 x 150%  
    = 45%  
  % of red marbles left →150% - 45%  
    = 105%  
 Step 3: % of blue marbles after the 22% increase →100% + 22%  
    = 122%  
 Step 4: Difference in % of marbles →122% - 105%  
    = 17%  
Step 5:                                      17% →374  
                                         1% 37417%  
  Number of blue marbles at the start         100% 37417% x 100%1  
    = 2200  


7)  

There are 25% more red marbles than blue marbles in a bag. After I removed 40% of the red marbles and increased the number of blue marbles by another 50%, there are now 300 fewer red marbles than blue marbles. Find the number of blue marbles I had at first.

Answer: 400


SOLUTION 1 :
Step 1: Blue marbles →100% (at first)
  Red marbles →125% (at first)
Step 2: % of red marbles removed 40100 x 125%  
    = 50%  
  % of red marbles left →125% - 50%  
    = 75%  
 Step 3: % of blue marbles after the 50% increase →100% + 50%  
    = 150%  
 Step 4: Difference in % of marbles →150% - 75%  
    = 75%  
Step 5:                                      75% →300  
                                         1% 30075%  
  Number of blue marbles at the start         100% 30075% x 100%1  
    = 400  

 



8)  

There are 50% more red marbles than blue marbles in a bag. After I removed 30% of the red marbles and increased the number of blue marbles by another 40%, there are now 315 fewer red marbles than blue marbles. Find the number of blue marbles I had at first.

Answer: 900


SOLUTION 1 :
Step 1: Blue marbles →100% (at first)
  Red marbles →150% (at first)
Step 2: % of red marbles removed 30100 x 150%  
    = 45%  
  % of red marbles left →150% - 45%  
    = 105%  
 Step 3: % of blue marbles after the 40% increase →100% + 40%  
    = 140%  
 Step 4: Difference in % of marbles →140% - 105%  
    = 35%  
Step 5:                                      35% →315  
                                         1% 31535%  
  Number of blue marbles at the start         100% 31535% x 100%1  
    = 900  


9)  

There are 25% more red marbles than blue marbles in a bag. After I removed 40% of the red marbles and increased the number of blue marbles by another 43%, there are now 476 fewer red marbles than blue marbles. Find the number of blue marbles I had at first.

Answer: 700


SOLUTION 1 :
Step 1: Blue marbles →100% (at first)
  Red marbles →125% (at first)
Step 2: % of red marbles removed 40100 x 125%  
    = 50%  
  % of red marbles left →125% - 50%  
    = 75%  
 Step 3: % of blue marbles after the 43% increase →100% + 43%  
    = 143%  
 Step 4: Difference in % of marbles →143% - 75%  
    = 68%  
Step 5:                                      68% →476  
                                         1% 47668%  
  Number of blue marbles at the start         100% 47668% x 100%1  
    = 700  

 



10)  

There are 50% more red marbles than blue marbles in a bag. After I removed 30% of the red marbles and increased the number of blue marbles by another 16%, there are now 484 fewer red marbles than blue marbles. Find the number of blue marbles I had at first.

Answer: 4400


SOLUTION 1 :
Step 1: Blue marbles →100% (at first)
  Red marbles →150% (at first)
Step 2: % of red marbles removed 30100 x 150%  
    = 45%  
  % of red marbles left →150% - 45%  
    = 105%  
 Step 3: % of blue marbles after the 16% increase →100% + 16%  
    = 116%  
 Step 4: Difference in % of marbles →116% - 105%  
    = 11%  
Step 5:                                      11% →484  
                                         1% 48411%  
  Number of blue marbles at the start         100% 48411% x 100%1  
    = 4400