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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)  

 At the dealership where she works, Jeevini fulfilled 48 of her quarterly sales goal in January and another 48 of her sales goal in February. What fraction of her quarterly sales goal had Jeevini reached by the end of February

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


Answer:_______________




2)  

 At the dealership where she works, Panimalar fulfilled 19 of her quarterly sales goal in January and another 39 of her sales goal in February. What fraction of her quarterly sales goal had Panimalar reached by the end of February

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


Answer:_______________




3)  

 Raj's milkshake recipe calls for 65 of a scoop of ice cream and Barathan's recipe calls for 35 of a scoop. How many more scoops of ice cream are used in Raj's recipe than in Barathan's recipe 


Answer:_______________




4)  

 Tulasi began her pizza delivery route with 77 of a tank of petrol in her car. When she made it back to the pizzeria, 47 of a tank of petrol was left. How much petrol did Tulasi use


Simplify your answer. 

 tanks


Answer:_______________




5)  

 Over the weekend, Tulasi drank 99 of a bottle of soda and Pavi drank 29 of a bottle. How much more soda did Tulasi drink than Pavi 


Answer:_______________




6)  

 At the dealership where she works, Chithra fulfilled 16 of her quarterly sales goal in January and another 26 of her sales goal in February. What fraction of her quarterly sales goal had Chithra reached by the end of February

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


Answer:_______________




7)  

 At the dealership where she works, Savithri fulfilled 16 of her quarterly sales goal in January and another 26 of her sales goal in February. What fraction of her quarterly sales goal had Savithri reached by the end of February

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


Answer:_______________




8)  

 Barathan's milkshake recipe calls for 59 of a scoop of ice cream and Anand's recipe calls for 19 of a scoop. How many more scoops of ice cream are used in Barathan's recipe than in Anand's recipe 


Answer:_______________




9)  

 Thamarai began her pizza delivery route with 98 of a tank of petrol in her car. When she made it back to the pizzeria, 48 of a tank of petrol was left. How much petrol did Thamarai use


Simplify your answer. 

 tanks


Answer:_______________




10)  

 Over the weekend, Pavi drank 58 of a bottle of soda and Amutha drank 38 of a bottle. How much more soda did Pavi drink than Amutha 


Answer:_______________




 

1)  

 At the dealership where she works, Jeevini fulfilled 48 of her quarterly sales goal in January and another 48 of her sales goal in February. What fraction of her quarterly sales goal had Jeevini reached by the end of February

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

Answer: 11


SOLUTION 1 :

Find the fraction of her quarterly sales goal that Jeevini had reached by adding 48 and 48 .

Add the numerators:

4
8
  +  
4
8
  =  
8
8
8
8
  =  
11


Jeevini reached 11 of her quarterly sales goal. 



2)  

 At the dealership where she works, Panimalar fulfilled 19 of her quarterly sales goal in January and another 39 of her sales goal in February. What fraction of her quarterly sales goal had Panimalar reached by the end of February

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

Answer: 49


SOLUTION 1 :

Find the fraction of her quarterly sales goal that Panimalar had reached by adding 19 and 39 .

Add the numerators:

1
9
  +  
3
9
  =  
4
9
4
9
  =  
49


Panimalar reached 49 of her quarterly sales goal. 



3)  

 Raj's milkshake recipe calls for 65 of a scoop of ice cream and Barathan's recipe calls for 35 of a scoop. How many more scoops of ice cream are used in Raj's recipe than in Barathan's recipe 

Answer: 35


SOLUTION 1 :

 Find how much more ice cream is used in Raj's recipe by subtracting 35 from 65 .

Subtract the numerators:

6
8
  –  
3
8
  =  
3
8



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

6
8
  =  
3
4


Raj's recipe calls for 34 of a scoop more ice cream than Barathan's recipe. 



4)  

 Tulasi began her pizza delivery route with 77 of a tank of petrol in her car. When she made it back to the pizzeria, 47 of a tank of petrol was left. How much petrol did Tulasi use


Simplify your answer. 

Answer: 37  tanks


SOLUTION 1 :

Find the amount of petrol used on the delivery route by subtracting 47 from 77 .

Subtract the numerators: 

Add the numerators:

7
7
  -  
4
7
  =  
3
7
3
7
  =  
37
37
 is written in simplest form.

Tulasi used 37 of a tank of petrol.



5)  

 Over the weekend, Tulasi drank 99 of a bottle of soda and Pavi drank 29 of a bottle. How much more soda did Tulasi drink than Pavi 

Answer: 79


SOLUTION 1 :

Find how much more soda Tulasi drank by subtracting 29 from 99 .

Subtract the numerators:

Add the numerators:

9
9
  -  
2
9
  =  
7
9
7
9
  =  
79
79
 is written in simplest form.

Tulasi drank 79 of a bottle more soda than Pavi. 



6)  

 At the dealership where she works, Chithra fulfilled 16 of her quarterly sales goal in January and another 26 of her sales goal in February. What fraction of her quarterly sales goal had Chithra reached by the end of February

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

Answer: 12


SOLUTION 1 :

Find the fraction of her quarterly sales goal that Chithra had reached by adding 16 and 26 .

Add the numerators:

1
6
  +  
2
6
  =  
3
6
3
6
  =  
12


Chithra reached 12 of her quarterly sales goal. 



7)  

 At the dealership where she works, Savithri fulfilled 16 of her quarterly sales goal in January and another 26 of her sales goal in February. What fraction of her quarterly sales goal had Savithri reached by the end of February

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

Answer: 12


SOLUTION 1 :

Find the fraction of her quarterly sales goal that Savithri had reached by adding 16 and 26 .

Add the numerators:

1
6
  +  
2
6
  =  
3
6
3
6
  =  
12


Savithri reached 12 of her quarterly sales goal. 



8)  

 Barathan's milkshake recipe calls for 59 of a scoop of ice cream and Anand's recipe calls for 19 of a scoop. How many more scoops of ice cream are used in Barathan's recipe than in Anand's recipe 

Answer: 49


SOLUTION 1 :

 Find how much more ice cream is used in Barathan's recipe by subtracting 19 from 59 .

Subtract the numerators:

5
8
  –  
1
8
  =  
4
8



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

6
8
  =  
3
4


Barathan's recipe calls for 34 of a scoop more ice cream than Anand's recipe. 



9)  

 Thamarai began her pizza delivery route with 98 of a tank of petrol in her car. When she made it back to the pizzeria, 48 of a tank of petrol was left. How much petrol did Thamarai use


Simplify your answer. 

Answer: 58  tanks


SOLUTION 1 :

Find the amount of petrol used on the delivery route by subtracting 48 from 98 .

Subtract the numerators: 

Add the numerators:

9
8
  -  
4
8
  =  
5
8
5
8
  =  
58
58
 is written in simplest form.

Thamarai used 58 of a tank of petrol.



10)  

 Over the weekend, Pavi drank 58 of a bottle of soda and Amutha drank 38 of a bottle. How much more soda did Pavi drink than Amutha 

Answer: 14


SOLUTION 1 :

Find how much more soda Pavi drank by subtracting 38 from 58 .

Subtract the numerators:

Add the numerators:

5
8
  -  
3
8
  =  
2
8
2
8
  =  
14
14
 is written in simplest form.

Pavi drank 14 of a bottle more soda than Amutha.