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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)  

Poovazhagi saved 2187 in September. He saved 1822 in October and 1919 in November. Then Mario spent 1051 on a video game. How much money does Poovazhagi have left

 


Answer:_______________




2)  

Tamilselvi has 25 white buttons. He has 9 fewer brown buttons than white buttons. Jared has 6 more grey buttons than brown buttons. How many buttons does Tamilselvi have in all

buttens          


Answer:_______________




3)  

Ponnalagu bought 9 packages of cat food and 5 packages of dog food. Each package of cat food contained 7 tins, and each package of dog food contained 2 tins. How many more tins of cat food than dog food did Ponnalagu buy

tins


Answer:_______________




4)  

 Moorthi has 15 blue envelopes. He has 9 fewer yellow envelopes than blue envelopes. He has 7 times as many green envelopes as yellow envelopes. How many envelopes does Trevor have in all

envelopes


Answer:_______________




5)  

There are 19 students in the third grade and twice that number in the fourth grade. There are 17 boys and 22 girls in the second grade. How many students are in grades 2 through 4 altogether

students


Answer:_______________




6)  

Poovazhagi saved 2342 in September. He saved 1131 in October and 1972 in November. Then Mario spent 1500 on a video game. How much money does Poovazhagi have left

 


Answer:_______________




7)  

Poovazhagi has 39 white buttons. He has 5 fewer brown buttons than white buttons. Jared has 10 more grey buttons than brown buttons. How many buttons does Poovazhagi have in all

buttens          


Answer:_______________




8)  

Nandini bought 7 packages of cat food and 6 packages of dog food. Each package of cat food contained 5 tins, and each package of dog food contained 3 tins. How many more tins of cat food than dog food did Nandini buy

tins


Answer:_______________




9)  

 Prem has 12 blue envelopes. He has 5 fewer yellow envelopes than blue envelopes. He has 5 times as many green envelopes as yellow envelopes. How many envelopes does Trevor have in all

envelopes


Answer:_______________




10)  

There are 11 students in the third grade and twice that number in the fourth grade. There are 14 boys and 25 girls in the second grade. How many students are in grades 2 through 4 altogether

students


Answer:_______________




 

1)  

Poovazhagi saved 2187 in September. He saved 1822 in October and 1919 in November. Then Mario spent 1051 on a video game. How much money does Poovazhagi have left

Answer: 4877 


SOLUTION 1 :

Step 1: Find the number of students in the fourth grade..

2187 +   1822 + 1919 = 5928


Step 2: Find the number of students in the second grade

5928 - 1051 = 4877

Poovazhagi has 4877 left.
 



2)  

Tamilselvi has 25 white buttons. He has 9 fewer brown buttons than white buttons. Jared has 6 more grey buttons than brown buttons. How many buttons does Tamilselvi have in all

Answer: 63 buttens          


SOLUTION 1 :

Step 1: Find the number of brown buttons.

25 -  9 = 16


Step 2: Find the number of grey buttons.

16 + 6 = 22


Step 3: Find the total number of white, brown, and grey buttons.

25+ 16 + 22 = 63

Tamilselvi has 63 buttons.



3)  

Ponnalagu bought 9 packages of cat food and 5 packages of dog food. Each package of cat food contained 7 tins, and each package of dog food contained 2 tins. How many more tins of cat food than dog food did Ponnalagu buy

Answer: 53 tins


SOLUTION 1 :

Step 1: Find the number of tins of cat food..

9 x  7 = 63


Step 2: Find the number of tins of dog food..

5 × 2 = 10


Step 3: Find the difference..

 63 - 10 = 53

Ponnalagu bought 53 more tins of cat food.



4)  

 Moorthi has 15 blue envelopes. He has 9 fewer yellow envelopes than blue envelopes. He has 7 times as many green envelopes as yellow envelopes. How many envelopes does Trevor have in all

Answer: 42 envelopes


SOLUTION 1 :

Step 1: Find the number of yellow envelopes.

15 – 9 = 6


Step 2: Find the number of green envelopes.

7 × 6 = 42


Step 3: Find the total number of blue, yellow, and green envelopes.

15 + 6 + 42 = 63


Moorthi has 63 envelopes.



5)  

There are 19 students in the third grade and twice that number in the fourth grade. There are 17 boys and 22 girls in the second grade. How many students are in grades 2 through 4 altogether

Answer: 77 students


SOLUTION 1 :

Step 1: Find the number of students in the fourth grade..

19 x  2 = 38


Step 2: Find the number of students in the second grade

17 + 22 = 39


Step 3: Find the total number of students

 38 + 39 = 77

There are 77 students in grades 2 through 4..



6)  

Poovazhagi saved 2342 in September. He saved 1131 in October and 1972 in November. Then Mario spent 1500 on a video game. How much money does Poovazhagi have left

Answer: 3945 


SOLUTION 1 :

Step 1: Find the number of students in the fourth grade..

2342 +   1131 + 1972 = 5445


Step 2: Find the number of students in the second grade

5445 - 1500 = 3945

Poovazhagi has 3945 left.
 



7)  

Poovazhagi has 39 white buttons. He has 5 fewer brown buttons than white buttons. Jared has 10 more grey buttons than brown buttons. How many buttons does Poovazhagi have in all

Answer: 117 buttens          


SOLUTION 1 :

Step 1: Find the number of brown buttons.

39 -  5 = 34


Step 2: Find the number of grey buttons.

34 + 10 = 44


Step 3: Find the total number of white, brown, and grey buttons.

39+ 34 + 44 = 117

Poovazhagi has 117 buttons.



8)  

Nandini bought 7 packages of cat food and 6 packages of dog food. Each package of cat food contained 5 tins, and each package of dog food contained 3 tins. How many more tins of cat food than dog food did Nandini buy

Answer: 17 tins


SOLUTION 1 :

Step 1: Find the number of tins of cat food..

7 x  5 = 35


Step 2: Find the number of tins of dog food..

6 × 3 = 18


Step 3: Find the difference..

 35 - 18 = 17

Nandini bought 17 more tins of cat food.



9)  

 Prem has 12 blue envelopes. He has 5 fewer yellow envelopes than blue envelopes. He has 5 times as many green envelopes as yellow envelopes. How many envelopes does Trevor have in all

Answer: 35 envelopes


SOLUTION 1 :

Step 1: Find the number of yellow envelopes.

12 – 5 = 7


Step 2: Find the number of green envelopes.

5 × 7 = 35


Step 3: Find the total number of blue, yellow, and green envelopes.

12 + 7 + 35 = 54


Prem has 54 envelopes.



10)  

There are 11 students in the third grade and twice that number in the fourth grade. There are 14 boys and 25 girls in the second grade. How many students are in grades 2 through 4 altogether

Answer: 61 students


SOLUTION 1 :

Step 1: Find the number of students in the fourth grade..

11 x  2 = 22


Step 2: Find the number of students in the second grade

14 + 25 = 39


Step 3: Find the total number of students

 22 + 39 = 61

There are 61 students in grades 2 through 4..