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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)  

Tamilselvi bought a box of pushpins. She put 47 pushpins on the bulletin board and had 64 left. Which equation, when solved, will tell how many pushpins were in the box








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2)  

Aravindh found 46 pretty agates near a lake. Parveen found some agates as well. When they put all of their agates together, Aravindh and Parveen had 67 agates. Which equation, when solved, will show how many agates Parveen found








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3)  

 Nandini bought 43 packages of light bulbs. She bought 63 light bulbs in all. Which equation, when solved, will tell how many light bulbs were in each package








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4)  

When Sriram divided his stamp collection evenly onto 45 pages, there were 67 stamps on each page. Which equation, when solved, will tell how many stamps are in Sriram's stamp collection








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5)  

Pugal collected 68 seashells on the beach. Then, some of the shells got caught in a wave and washed back out to sea. He has 28 seashells left. Which equation, when solved, will show how many seashells washed out to sea








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6)  

Swathi bought a box of pushpins. She put 37 pushpins on the bulletin board and had 62 left. Which equation, when solved, will tell how many pushpins were in the box








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7)  

Selvan found 47 pretty agates near a lake. Keerthi found some agates as well. When they put all of their agates together, Selvan and Keerthi had 66 agates. Which equation, when solved, will show how many agates Keerthi found








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8)  

 Mithra bought 48 packages of light bulbs. She bought 64 light bulbs in all. Which equation, when solved, will tell how many light bulbs were in each package








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9)  

When Chidambaram divided his stamp collection evenly onto 21 pages, there were 60 stamps on each page. Which equation, when solved, will tell how many stamps are in Chidambaram's stamp collection








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10)  

Chidambaram collected 69 seashells on the beach. Then, some of the shells got caught in a wave and washed back out to sea. He has 22 seashells left. Which equation, when solved, will show how many seashells washed out to sea








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1)  

Tamilselvi bought a box of pushpins. She put 47 pushpins on the bulletin board and had 64 left. Which equation, when solved, will tell how many pushpins were in the box





Answer: 4




SOLUTION 1 :

Remember:

A variable is a letter that represents an unknown number.

Solve:

 

You can use the variable F to represent the number of pushpins in the box.

 

F = number of pushpins in the box
64 = number of pushpins left
47 = number of pushpins on the bulletin board


This is the correct equation:

(number of pushpins in the box) (number of pushpins on the bulletin board) = number of pushpins left

F 47 = 64

 



2)  

Aravindh found 46 pretty agates near a lake. Parveen found some agates as well. When they put all of their agates together, Aravindh and Parveen had 67 agates. Which equation, when solved, will show how many agates Parveen found





Answer: 4




SOLUTION 1 :

Remember:

A variable is a letter that represents an unknown number.

Solve:

 You can use the variable a to represent the number of agates Parveen found.

 

67 = total number of agates
R = number of agates Parveen found
46 = number of agates Aravindh found


This is the correct equation:

(number of agates Aravindh found) + (number of agates Parveen found) = total number of agates

46 + R = 67

 



3)  

 Nandini bought 43 packages of light bulbs. She bought 63 light bulbs in all. Which equation, when solved, will tell how many light bulbs were in each package





Answer: 3




SOLUTION 1 :

Remember:

A variable is a letter that represents an unknown number.

Solve:

You can use the variable Z to represent the number of light bulbs in each package.

63 = number of light bulbs
Z = number of light bulbs in each package
43 = number of packages


This is the correct equation:

(number of packages) × (number of light bulbs in each package) = number of light bulbs

43 × Z = 63
 



4)  

When Sriram divided his stamp collection evenly onto 45 pages, there were 67 stamps on each page. Which equation, when solved, will tell how many stamps are in Sriram's stamp collection





Answer: 2




SOLUTION 1 :

Remember:

A variable is a letter that represents an unknown number.

Solve:

 You can use the variable I to represent the total number of stamps.

 

I = total number of stamps
67 = number of stamps per page
45 = number of pages


This is the correct equation:

(total number of stamps) ÷ (number of pages) = number of stamps per page

I ÷ 45 = 67

 



5)  

Pugal collected 68 seashells on the beach. Then, some of the shells got caught in a wave and washed back out to sea. He has 28 seashells left. Which equation, when solved, will show how many seashells washed out to sea





Answer: 2




SOLUTION 1 :

Remember:

A variable is a letter that represents an unknown number.

Solve:

 

You can use the variable L to represent the number of seashells washed out to sea.

 

68 = total number of seashells
L = number of seashells washed out to sea
28 = number of seashells left


This is the correct equation:

(total number of seashells) (number of seashells washed out to sea) = number of seashells left

68L = 28

 



6)  

Swathi bought a box of pushpins. She put 37 pushpins on the bulletin board and had 62 left. Which equation, when solved, will tell how many pushpins were in the box





Answer: 3




SOLUTION 1 :

Remember:

A variable is a letter that represents an unknown number.

Solve:

 

You can use the variable C to represent the number of pushpins in the box.

 

C = number of pushpins in the box
62 = number of pushpins left
37 = number of pushpins on the bulletin board


This is the correct equation:

(number of pushpins in the box) (number of pushpins on the bulletin board) = number of pushpins left

C 37 = 62

 



7)  

Selvan found 47 pretty agates near a lake. Keerthi found some agates as well. When they put all of their agates together, Selvan and Keerthi had 66 agates. Which equation, when solved, will show how many agates Keerthi found





Answer: 2




SOLUTION 1 :

Remember:

A variable is a letter that represents an unknown number.

Solve:

 You can use the variable a to represent the number of agates Keerthi found.

 

66 = total number of agates
K = number of agates Keerthi found
47 = number of agates Selvan found


This is the correct equation:

(number of agates Selvan found) + (number of agates Keerthi found) = total number of agates

47 + K = 66

 



8)  

 Mithra bought 48 packages of light bulbs. She bought 64 light bulbs in all. Which equation, when solved, will tell how many light bulbs were in each package





Answer: 3




SOLUTION 1 :

Remember:

A variable is a letter that represents an unknown number.

Solve:

You can use the variable O to represent the number of light bulbs in each package.

64 = number of light bulbs
O = number of light bulbs in each package
48 = number of packages


This is the correct equation:

(number of packages) × (number of light bulbs in each package) = number of light bulbs

48 × O = 64
 



9)  

When Chidambaram divided his stamp collection evenly onto 21 pages, there were 60 stamps on each page. Which equation, when solved, will tell how many stamps are in Chidambaram's stamp collection





Answer: 3




SOLUTION 1 :

Remember:

A variable is a letter that represents an unknown number.

Solve:

 You can use the variable P to represent the total number of stamps.

 

P = total number of stamps
60 = number of stamps per page
21 = number of pages


This is the correct equation:

(total number of stamps) ÷ (number of pages) = number of stamps per page

P ÷ 21 = 60

 



10)  

Chidambaram collected 69 seashells on the beach. Then, some of the shells got caught in a wave and washed back out to sea. He has 22 seashells left. Which equation, when solved, will show how many seashells washed out to sea





Answer: 4




SOLUTION 1 :

Remember:

A variable is a letter that represents an unknown number.

Solve:

 

You can use the variable S to represent the number of seashells washed out to sea.

 

69 = total number of seashells
S = number of seashells washed out to sea
22 = number of seashells left


This is the correct equation:

(total number of seashells) (number of seashells washed out to sea) = number of seashells left

69S = 22