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.

At the dealership where she works, Nandini fulfilled $\frac{4}{6}$ of her quarterly sales goal in January and another $\frac{1}{6}$ of her sales goal in February. What fraction of her quarterly sales goal had Nandini reached by the end of February

Simplify your answer and write it as a proper fraction or as a whole or mixed number.

Answer:_______________

At the dealership where she works, Thamarai fulfilled $\frac{1}{9}$ of her quarterly sales goal in January and another $\frac{2}{9}$ of her sales goal in February. What fraction of her quarterly sales goal had Thamarai reached by the end of February

Simplify your answer and write it as a proper fraction or as a whole or mixed number.

Answer:_______________

Kumutha began her pizza delivery route with $\frac{7}{6}$ of a tank of petrol in her car. When she made it back to the pizzeria, $\frac{3}{6}$ of a tank of petrol was left. How much petrol did Kumutha use

Simplify your answer.

tanks

Answer:_______________

Karna's milkshake recipe calls for $\frac{7}{8}$ of a scoop of ice cream and Barathan's recipe calls for $\frac{3}{8}$ of a scoop. How many more scoops of ice cream are used in Karna's recipe than in Barathan's recipe

Answer:_______________

Over the weekend, Thamarai drank $\frac{8}{6}$ of a bottle of soda and Haritha drank $\frac{4}{6}$ of a bottle. How much more soda did Thamarai drink than Haritha

Answer:_______________

At the dealership where she works, Chellamal fulfilled $\frac{3}{7}$ of her quarterly sales goal in January and another $\frac{3}{7}$ of her sales goal in February. What fraction of her quarterly sales goal had Chellamal reached by the end of February

Simplify your answer and write it as a proper fraction or as a whole or mixed number.

Answer:_______________

At the dealership where she works, Parveen fulfilled $\frac{1}{8}$ of her quarterly sales goal in January and another $\frac{1}{8}$ of her sales goal in February. What fraction of her quarterly sales goal had Parveen reached by the end of February

Simplify your answer and write it as a proper fraction or as a whole or mixed number.

Answer:_______________

Chithra began her pizza delivery route with $\frac{8}{10}$ of a tank of petrol in her car. When she made it back to the pizzeria, $\frac{4}{10}$ of a tank of petrol was left. How much petrol did Chithra use

Simplify your answer.

tanks

Answer:_______________

Prem's milkshake recipe calls for $\frac{8}{7}$ of a scoop of ice cream and Balaji's recipe calls for $\frac{2}{7}$ of a scoop. How many more scoops of ice cream are used in Prem's recipe than in Balaji's recipe

Answer:_______________

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Over the weekend, Ponnalagu drank $\frac{9}{5}$ of a bottle of soda and Savithri drank $\frac{1}{5}$ of a bottle. How much more soda did Ponnalagu drink than Savithri

Answer:_______________

Answer: $\frac{5}{6}$

SOLUTION 1 :

Find the fraction of her quarterly sales goal that Nandini had reached by adding $\frac{4}{6}$ and $\frac{1}{6}$ .

Add the numerators:

\frac{5}{6}

Nandini reached $\frac{5}{6}$ of her quarterly sales goal.

Answer: $\frac{1}{3}$

SOLUTION 1 :

Find the fraction of her quarterly sales goal that Thamarai had reached by adding $\frac{1}{9}$ and $\frac{2}{9}$ .

Add the numerators:

\frac{1}{3}

Thamarai reached $\frac{1}{3}$ of her quarterly sales goal.

Simplify your answer.

Answer: $\frac{2}{3}$ tanks

SOLUTION 1 :

Find the amount of petrol used on the delivery route by subtracting $\frac{3}{6}$ from $\frac{7}{6}$ .

Subtract the numerators:

Add the numerators:

\frac{2}{3}

\frac{2}{3}

is written in simplest form.

Kumutha used $\frac{2}{3}$ of a tank of petrol.

Answer: $\frac{1}{2}$

SOLUTION 1 :

Find how much more ice cream is used in Karna's recipe by subtracting $\frac{3}{8}$ from $\frac{7}{8}$ .

Subtract the numerators:

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Write the fraction in simplest form. Divide both the numerator and the denominator by 2.

Karna's recipe calls for $\frac{3}{4}$ of a scoop more ice cream than Barathan's recipe.

Over the weekend, Thamarai drank $\frac{8}{6}$ of a bottle of soda and Haritha drank $\frac{4}{6}$ of a bottle. How much more soda did Thamarai drink than Haritha

Answer: $\frac{2}{3}$

SOLUTION 1 :

Find how much more soda Thamarai drank by subtracting $\frac{4}{6}$ from $\frac{8}{6}$ .

Subtract the numerators:

Add the numerators:

\frac{2}{3}

\frac{2}{3}

is written in simplest form.

Thamarai drank $\frac{2}{3}$ of a bottle more soda than Haritha.

Answer: $\frac{6}{7}$

SOLUTION 1 :

Find the fraction of her quarterly sales goal that Chellamal had reached by adding $\frac{3}{7}$ and $\frac{3}{7}$ .

Add the numerators:

\frac{6}{7}

Chellamal reached $\frac{6}{7}$ of her quarterly sales goal.

Answer: $\frac{1}{4}$

SOLUTION 1 :

Find the fraction of her quarterly sales goal that Parveen had reached by adding $\frac{1}{8}$ and $\frac{1}{8}$ .

Add the numerators:

\frac{1}{4}

Parveen reached $\frac{1}{4}$ of her quarterly sales goal.

Simplify your answer.

Answer: $\frac{2}{5}$ tanks

SOLUTION 1 :

Find the amount of petrol used on the delivery route by subtracting $\frac{4}{10}$ from $\frac{8}{10}$ .

Subtract the numerators:

Add the numerators:

\frac{2}{5}

\frac{2}{5}

is written in simplest form.

Chithra used $\frac{2}{5}$ of a tank of petrol.

Answer: $\frac{6}{7}$

SOLUTION 1 :

Find how much more ice cream is used in Prem's recipe by subtracting $\frac{2}{7}$ from $\frac{8}{7}$ .

Subtract the numerators:

–

Write the fraction in simplest form. Divide both the numerator and the denominator by 2.

Prem's recipe calls for $\frac{3}{4}$ of a scoop more ice cream than Balaji's recipe.

10)

Over the weekend, Ponnalagu drank $\frac{9}{5}$ of a bottle of soda and Savithri drank $\frac{1}{5}$ of a bottle. How much more soda did Ponnalagu drink than Savithri

Answer: $\frac{8}{5}$

SOLUTION 1 :

Find how much more soda Ponnalagu drank by subtracting $\frac{1}{5}$ from $\frac{9}{5}$ .

Subtract the numerators:

Add the numerators:

\frac{8}{5}

\frac{8}{5}

is written in simplest form.

Ponnalagu drank $\frac{8}{5}$ of a bottle more soda than Savithri.