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.

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 33%, there are now 174 fewer red marbles than blue marbles. Find the number of blue marbles I had at first.

Answer:_______________

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 41%, there are now 288 fewer red marbles than blue marbles. Find the number of blue marbles I had at first.

Answer:_______________

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 30%, there are now 220 fewer red marbles than blue marbles. Find the number of blue marbles I had at first.

Answer:_______________

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 32%, there are now 243 fewer red marbles than blue marbles. Find the number of blue marbles I had at first.

Answer:_______________

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 55%, there are now 400 fewer red marbles than blue marbles. Find the number of blue marbles I had at first.

Answer:_______________

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 27%, there are now 396 fewer red marbles than blue marbles. Find the number of blue marbles I had at first.

Answer:_______________

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 272 fewer red marbles than blue marbles. Find the number of blue marbles I had at first.

Answer:_______________

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 42%, there are now 222 fewer red marbles than blue marbles. Find the number of blue marbles I had at first.

Answer:_______________

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 47%, there are now 216 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 31%, there are now 390 fewer red marbles than blue marbles. Find the number of blue marbles I had at first.

Answer:_______________

Answer: 300

SOLUTION 1 :

Step 1:	Blue marbles	→100%	(at first)
	Red marbles	→125%	(at first)
Step 2:	% of red marbles removed	→ $\frac{40}{100}$ x 125%
		= 50%
	% of red marbles left	→125% - 50%
		= 75%
Step 3:	% of blue marbles after the 33% increase	→100% + 33%
		= 133%
Step 4:	Difference in % of marbles	→133% - 75%
		= 58%
Step 5:	58%	→174
	1%	→ $\frac{174}{58%}$
	Number of blue marbles at the start 100%	→ $\frac{174}{58%}$ x $\frac{100%}{1}$
		= 300

Answer: 800

SOLUTION 1 :

Step 1:	Blue marbles	→100%	(at first)
	Red marbles	→150%	(at first)
Step 2:	% of red marbles removed	→ $\frac{30}{100}$ x 150%
		= 45%
	% of red marbles left	→150% - 45%
		= 105%
Step 3:	% of blue marbles after the 41% increase	→100% + 41%
		= 141%
Step 4:	Difference in % of marbles	→141% - 105%
		= 36%
Step 5:	36%	→288
	1%	→ $\frac{288}{36%}$
	Number of blue marbles at the start 100%	→ $\frac{288}{36%}$ x $\frac{100%}{1}$
		= 800

Answer: 400

SOLUTION 1 :

Step 1:	Blue marbles	→100%	(at first)
	Red marbles	→125%	(at first)
Step 2:	% of red marbles removed	→ $\frac{40}{100}$ x 125%
		= 50%
	% of red marbles left	→125% - 50%
		= 75%
Step 3:	% of blue marbles after the 30% increase	→100% + 30%
		= 130%
Step 4:	Difference in % of marbles	→130% - 75%
		= 55%
Step 5:	55%	→220
	1%	→ $\frac{220}{55%}$
	Number of blue marbles at the start 100%	→ $\frac{220}{55%}$ x $\frac{100%}{1}$
		= 400

Answer: 900

SOLUTION 1 :

Step 1:	Blue marbles	→100%	(at first)
	Red marbles	→150%	(at first)
Step 2:	% of red marbles removed	→ $\frac{30}{100}$ x 150%
		= 45%
	% of red marbles left	→150% - 45%
		= 105%
Step 3:	% of blue marbles after the 32% increase	→100% + 32%
		= 132%
Step 4:	Difference in % of marbles	→132% - 105%
		= 27%
Step 5:	27%	→243
	1%	→ $\frac{243}{27%}$
	Number of blue marbles at the start 100%	→ $\frac{243}{27%}$ x $\frac{100%}{1}$
		= 900

Answer: 500

SOLUTION 1 :

Step 1:	Blue marbles	→100%	(at first)
	Red marbles	→125%	(at first)
Step 2:	% of red marbles removed	→ $\frac{40}{100}$ x 125%
		= 50%
	% of red marbles left	→125% - 50%
		= 75%
Step 3:	% of blue marbles after the 55% increase	→100% + 55%
		= 155%
Step 4:	Difference in % of marbles	→155% - 75%
		= 80%
Step 5:	80%	→400
	1%	→ $\frac{400}{80%}$
	Number of blue marbles at the start 100%	→ $\frac{400}{80%}$ x $\frac{100%}{1}$
		= 500

Answer: 1800

SOLUTION 1 :

Step 1:	Blue marbles	→100%	(at first)
	Red marbles	→150%	(at first)
Step 2:	% of red marbles removed	→ $\frac{30}{100}$ x 150%
		= 45%
	% of red marbles left	→150% - 45%
		= 105%
Step 3:	% of blue marbles after the 27% increase	→100% + 27%
		= 127%
Step 4:	Difference in % of marbles	→127% - 105%
		= 22%
Step 5:	22%	→396
	1%	→ $\frac{396}{22%}$
	Number of blue marbles at the start 100%	→ $\frac{396}{22%}$ x $\frac{100%}{1}$
		= 1800

Answer: 400

SOLUTION 1 :

Step 1:	Blue marbles	→100%	(at first)
	Red marbles	→125%	(at first)
Step 2:	% of red marbles removed	→ $\frac{40}{100}$ 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%	→272
	1%	→ $\frac{272}{68%}$
	Number of blue marbles at the start 100%	→ $\frac{272}{68%}$ x $\frac{100%}{1}$
		= 400

Answer: 600

SOLUTION 1 :

Step 1:	Blue marbles	→100%	(at first)
	Red marbles	→150%	(at first)
Step 2:	% of red marbles removed	→ $\frac{30}{100}$ x 150%
		= 45%
	% of red marbles left	→150% - 45%
		= 105%
Step 3:	% of blue marbles after the 42% increase	→100% + 42%
		= 142%
Step 4:	Difference in % of marbles	→142% - 105%
		= 37%
Step 5:	37%	→222
	1%	→ $\frac{222}{37%}$
	Number of blue marbles at the start 100%	→ $\frac{222}{37%}$ x $\frac{100%}{1}$
		= 600

Answer: 300

SOLUTION 1 :

Step 1:	Blue marbles	→100%	(at first)
	Red marbles	→125%	(at first)
Step 2:	% of red marbles removed	→ $\frac{40}{100}$ x 125%
		= 50%
	% of red marbles left	→125% - 50%
		= 75%
Step 3:	% of blue marbles after the 47% increase	→100% + 47%
		= 147%
Step 4:	Difference in % of marbles	→147% - 75%
		= 72%
Step 5:	72%	→216
	1%	→ $\frac{216}{72%}$
	Number of blue marbles at the start 100%	→ $\frac{216}{72%}$ x $\frac{100%}{1}$
		= 300

10)

Answer: 1500

SOLUTION 1 :

Step 1:	Blue marbles	→100%	(at first)
	Red marbles	→150%	(at first)
Step 2:	% of red marbles removed	→ $\frac{30}{100}$ x 150%
		= 45%
	% of red marbles left	→150% - 45%
		= 105%
Step 3:	% of blue marbles after the 31% increase	→100% + 31%
		= 131%
Step 4:	Difference in % of marbles	→131% - 105%
		= 26%
Step 5:	26%	→390
	1%	→ $\frac{390}{26%}$
	Number of blue marbles at the start 100%	→ $\frac{390}{26%}$ x $\frac{100%}{1}$
		= 1500