Sasi Math (Revised for 1024)

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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 290 sweets in a jar. Keerthi took $\frac{3}{10}$ of the sweets. Swathi took $\frac{1}{10}$ of the sweets and Chellamal took the remainder.

a) What fraction of the sweets did Chellamal take

b) How many sweets did Keerthi and Swathi take altogether

a).

b).

Answer:_______________

There are 216 sweets in a jar. Indra took $\frac{4}{9}$ of the sweets. Selvanayaki took $\frac{2}{9}$ of the sweets and Mithra took the remainder.

a) What fraction of the sweets did Mithra take Express your answer in the simplest form.

b) How many sweets did Indra and Selvanayaki take altogether

a).

b).

Answer:_______________

There are 70 sweets in a jar. Jeevini took $\frac{2}{5}$ of the sweets. Swathi took $\frac{1}{5}$ of the sweets and Nandini took the remainder.

a) What fraction of the sweets did Nandini take

b) How many sweets did Jeevini and Swathi take altogether

a).

b).

Answer:_______________

There are 203 sweets in a jar. Indra took $\frac{4}{7}$ of the sweets. Savithri took $\frac{2}{7}$ of the sweets and Poovazhagi took the remainder.

a) What fraction of the sweets did Poovazhagi take Express your answer in the simplest form.

b) How many sweets did Indra and Savithri take altogether

a).

b).

Answer:_______________

There are 64 sweets in a jar. Jeevini took $\frac{3}{8}$ of the sweets. Panimalar took $\frac{1}{8}$ of the sweets and Tamilselvi took the remainder.

a) What fraction of the sweets did Tamilselvi take

b) How many sweets did Jeevini and Panimalar take altogether

a).

b).

Answer:_______________

There are 80 sweets in a jar. Poongodi took $\frac{3}{10}$ of the sweets. Thamarai took $\frac{1}{10}$ of the sweets and Selvanayaki took the remainder.

a) What fraction of the sweets did Selvanayaki take

b) How many sweets did Poongodi and Thamarai take altogether

a).

b).

Answer:_______________

There are 18 sweets in a jar. Chithra took $\frac{4}{9}$ of the sweets. Panimalar took $\frac{2}{9}$ of the sweets and Poovazhagi took the remainder.

a) What fraction of the sweets did Poovazhagi take Express your answer in the simplest form.

b) How many sweets did Chithra and Panimalar take altogether

a).

b).

Answer:_______________

There are 10 sweets in a jar. Swathi took $\frac{2}{5}$ of the sweets. Poovazhagi took $\frac{1}{5}$ of the sweets and Chithra took the remainder.

a) What fraction of the sweets did Chithra take

b) How many sweets did Swathi and Poovazhagi take altogether

a).

b).

Answer:_______________

There are 105 sweets in a jar. Tamilselvi took $\frac{4}{7}$ of the sweets. Jeevini took $\frac{2}{7}$ of the sweets and Amutha took the remainder.

a) What fraction of the sweets did Amutha take Express your answer in the simplest form.

b) How many sweets did Tamilselvi and Jeevini take altogether

a).

b).

Answer:_______________

10)

There are 256 sweets in a jar. Parveen took $\frac{3}{8}$ of the sweets. Amutha took $\frac{1}{8}$ of the sweets and Chellamal took the remainder.

a) What fraction of the sweets did Chellamal take

b) How many sweets did Parveen and Amutha take altogether

a).

b).

Answer:_______________

There are 290 sweets in a jar. Keerthi took $\frac{3}{10}$ of the sweets. Swathi took $\frac{1}{10}$ of the sweets and Chellamal took the remainder.

a) What fraction of the sweets did Chellamal take

b) How many sweets did Keerthi and Swathi take altogether

a). Answer: $\frac{3}{5}$

b). Answer: 116

SOLUTION 1 :

290

Keerthi

Swathi

Chellamal

a). $\frac{10}{10}$ - $\frac{3}{10}$ - $\frac{1}{10}$ = $\frac{6}{10}$

$\frac{6 ÷ 2}{10 ÷ 2}$ = $\frac{3}{5}$

Chellamal took $\frac{3}{5}$ of the sweets.

b).

Step 1: 10 units = 290

1 unit = 290 ÷ 10

= 29

Step 2: 3 units (Keerthi) + 1 units (Swathi) = 4 units

Step 3: 4 units = 4 x 29

= 116

Keerthi and Swathi took 116 sweets altogether.

There are 216 sweets in a jar. Indra took $\frac{4}{9}$ of the sweets. Selvanayaki took $\frac{2}{9}$ of the sweets and Mithra took the remainder.

a) What fraction of the sweets did Mithra take Express your answer in the simplest form.

b) How many sweets did Indra and Selvanayaki take altogether

a). Answer: $\frac{1}{3}$

b). Answer: 144

SOLUTION 1 :

216

Indra

Selvanayaki

Mithra

a) $\frac{9}{9}$ - $\frac{4}{9}$ - $\frac{2}{9}$ = $\frac{3}{9}$

$\frac{3 ÷ 3}{9 ÷ 3}$ = $\frac{1}{3}$

Mithra took $\frac{1}{3}$ of the sweets.

b).

Step 1: 9 units = 216

1 unit = 216 ÷ 9

= 24

Step 2: 4 units (Indra) + 2 units (Selvanayaki) = 6 units

Step 3: 6 units = 6 x 24

= 144

Indra and Selvanayaki took 144 sweets altogether.

There are 70 sweets in a jar. Jeevini took $\frac{2}{5}$ of the sweets. Swathi took $\frac{1}{5}$ of the sweets and Nandini took the remainder.

a) What fraction of the sweets did Nandini take

b) How many sweets did Jeevini and Swathi take altogether

a). Answer: $\frac{2}{5}$

b). Answer: 42

SOLUTION 1 :

Jeevini

Swathi

Nandini

a) $\frac{5}{5}$ - $\frac{2}{5}$ - $\frac{1}{5}$ = $\frac{2}{5}$

Nandini took $\frac{2}{5}$ of the sweets.

b).

Step 1: 5 units = 70

1 unit = 70 ÷ 5

= 14

Step 2: 2 units (Jeevini) + 1 unit (Swathi) = 3 units

Step 3: 3 units = 3 x 14

= 42

Jeevini and Swathi took 42 sweets altogether.

There are 203 sweets in a jar. Indra took $\frac{4}{7}$ of the sweets. Savithri took $\frac{2}{7}$ of the sweets and Poovazhagi took the remainder.

a) What fraction of the sweets did Poovazhagi take Express your answer in the simplest form.

b) How many sweets did Indra and Savithri take altogether

a). Answer: $\frac{1}{7}$

b). Answer: 174

SOLUTION 1 :

203

Indra

Savithri

Poovazhagi

a). $\frac{7}{7}$ - $\frac{4}{7}$ - $\frac{2}{7}$ = $\frac{1}{7}$

Poovazhagi took $\frac{1}{7}$ of the sweets.

b).

Step 1: 7 units = 203

1 unit = 203 ÷ 7

= 29

Step 2: 4 units (Indra) + 2 units (Savithri) = 6 units

Step 3: 6 units = 6 x 29

= 174

Indra and Savithri took 174 sweets altogether.

There are 64 sweets in a jar. Jeevini took $\frac{3}{8}$ of the sweets. Panimalar took $\frac{1}{8}$ of the sweets and Tamilselvi took the remainder.

a) What fraction of the sweets did Tamilselvi take

b) How many sweets did Jeevini and Panimalar take altogether

a). Answer: $\frac{1}{2}$

b). Answer: 32

SOLUTION 1 :

Jeevini

Panimalar

Tamilselvi

a) $\frac{8}{8}$ - $\frac{4}{8}$ - $\frac{1}{8}$ = $\frac{3}{8}$

Tamilselvi took $\frac{3}{8}$ of the sweets.

b).

Step 1: 8 units = 64

1 unit = 64 ÷ 8

= 8 Panimalar

Step 2: 4 units (Jeevini) + 1 units (Panimalar) = 5 units

Step 3: 5 units = 5 x 8

= 32

Jeevini and Panimalar took 32 sweets altogether.

There are 80 sweets in a jar. Poongodi took $\frac{3}{10}$ of the sweets. Thamarai took $\frac{1}{10}$ of the sweets and Selvanayaki took the remainder.

a) What fraction of the sweets did Selvanayaki take

b) How many sweets did Poongodi and Thamarai take altogether

a). Answer: $\frac{3}{5}$

b). Answer: 32

SOLUTION 1 :

Poongodi

Thamarai

Selvanayaki

a). $\frac{10}{10}$ - $\frac{3}{10}$ - $\frac{1}{10}$ = $\frac{6}{10}$

$\frac{6 ÷ 2}{10 ÷ 2}$ = $\frac{3}{5}$

Selvanayaki took $\frac{3}{5}$ of the sweets.

b).

Step 1: 10 units = 80

1 unit = 80 ÷ 10

= 8

Step 2: 3 units (Poongodi) + 1 units (Thamarai) = 4 units

Step 3: 4 units = 4 x 8

= 32

Poongodi and Thamarai took 32 sweets altogether.

There are 18 sweets in a jar. Chithra took $\frac{4}{9}$ of the sweets. Panimalar took $\frac{2}{9}$ of the sweets and Poovazhagi took the remainder.

a) What fraction of the sweets did Poovazhagi take Express your answer in the simplest form.

b) How many sweets did Chithra and Panimalar take altogether

a). Answer: $\frac{1}{3}$

b). Answer: 12

SOLUTION 1 :

Chithra

Panimalar

Poovazhagi

a) $\frac{9}{9}$ - $\frac{4}{9}$ - $\frac{2}{9}$ = $\frac{3}{9}$

$\frac{3 ÷ 3}{9 ÷ 3}$ = $\frac{1}{3}$

Poovazhagi took $\frac{1}{3}$ of the sweets.

b).

Step 1: 9 units = 18

1 unit = 18 ÷ 9

= 2

Step 2: 4 units (Chithra) + 2 units (Panimalar) = 6 units

Step 3: 6 units = 6 x 2

= 12

Chithra and Panimalar took 12 sweets altogether.

There are 10 sweets in a jar. Swathi took $\frac{2}{5}$ of the sweets. Poovazhagi took $\frac{1}{5}$ of the sweets and Chithra took the remainder.

a) What fraction of the sweets did Chithra take

b) How many sweets did Swathi and Poovazhagi take altogether

a). Answer: $\frac{2}{5}$

b). Answer: 6

SOLUTION 1 :

Swathi

Poovazhagi

Chithra

a) $\frac{5}{5}$ - $\frac{2}{5}$ - $\frac{1}{5}$ = $\frac{2}{5}$

Chithra took $\frac{2}{5}$ of the sweets.

b).

Step 1: 5 units = 10

1 unit = 10 ÷ 5

= 2

Step 2: 2 units (Swathi) + 1 unit (Poovazhagi) = 3 units

Step 3: 3 units = 3 x 2

= 6

Swathi and Poovazhagi took 6 sweets altogether.

There are 105 sweets in a jar. Tamilselvi took $\frac{4}{7}$ of the sweets. Jeevini took $\frac{2}{7}$ of the sweets and Amutha took the remainder.

a) What fraction of the sweets did Amutha take Express your answer in the simplest form.

b) How many sweets did Tamilselvi and Jeevini take altogether

a). Answer: $\frac{1}{7}$

b). Answer: 90

SOLUTION 1 :

105

Tamilselvi

Jeevini

Amutha

a). $\frac{7}{7}$ - $\frac{4}{7}$ - $\frac{2}{7}$ = $\frac{1}{7}$

Amutha took $\frac{1}{7}$ of the sweets.

b).

Step 1: 7 units = 105

1 unit = 105 ÷ 7

= 15

Step 2: 4 units (Tamilselvi) + 2 units (Jeevini) = 6 units

Step 3: 6 units = 6 x 15

= 90

Tamilselvi and Jeevini took 90 sweets altogether.

10)

There are 256 sweets in a jar. Parveen took $\frac{3}{8}$ of the sweets. Amutha took $\frac{1}{8}$ of the sweets and Chellamal took the remainder.

a) What fraction of the sweets did Chellamal take

b) How many sweets did Parveen and Amutha take altogether

a). Answer: $\frac{1}{2}$

b). Answer: 128

SOLUTION 1 :

256

Parveen

Amutha

Chellamal

a) $\frac{8}{8}$ - $\frac{4}{8}$ - $\frac{1}{8}$ = $\frac{3}{8}$

Chellamal took $\frac{3}{8}$ of the sweets.

b).

Step 1: 8 units = 256

1 unit = 256 ÷ 8

= 32 Amutha

Step 2: 4 units (Parveen) + 1 units (Amutha) = 5 units

Step 3: 5 units = 5 x 32

= 128

Parveen and Amutha took 128 sweets altogether.