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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)  

 Over the weekend, Amutha drank 65 of a bottle of soda and Selvanayaki drank 35 of a bottle. How much more soda did Amutha drink than Selvanayaki 


Answer:_______________




2)  

 Ovini began her pizza delivery route with 58 of a tank of petrol in her car. When she made it back to the pizzeria, 28 of a tank of petrol was left. How much petrol did Ovini use


Simplify your answer. 

 tanks


Answer:_______________




3)  

 At the dealership where she works, Chellamal fulfilled 36 of her quarterly sales goal in January and another 26 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:_______________




4)  

 Barathan's milkshake recipe calls for 89 of a scoop of ice cream and Kalai's recipe calls for 49 of a scoop. How many more scoops of ice cream are used in Barathan's recipe than in Kalai's recipe 


Answer:_______________




5)  

 At the dealership where she works, Mithra fulfilled 15 of her quarterly sales goal in January and another 45 of her sales goal in February. What fraction of her quarterly sales goal had Mithra reached by the end of February

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


Answer:_______________




6)  

 Over the weekend, Ramani drank 65 of a bottle of soda and Swathi drank 35 of a bottle. How much more soda did Ramani drink than Swathi 


Answer:_______________




7)  

 Jeevini began her pizza delivery route with 69 of a tank of petrol in her car. When she made it back to the pizzeria, 19 of a tank of petrol was left. How much petrol did Jeevini use


Simplify your answer. 

 tanks


Answer:_______________




8)  

 At the dealership where she works, Mithra fulfilled 48 of her quarterly sales goal in January and another 28 of her sales goal in February. What fraction of her quarterly sales goal had Mithra reached by the end of February

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


Answer:_______________




9)  

 Kalai's milkshake recipe calls for 96 of a scoop of ice cream and Raj's recipe calls for 16 of a scoop. How many more scoops of ice cream are used in Kalai's recipe than in Raj's recipe 


Answer:_______________




10)  

 At the dealership where she works, Pavi fulfilled 37 of her quarterly sales goal in January and another 47 of her sales goal in February. What fraction of her quarterly sales goal had Pavi reached by the end of February

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


Answer:_______________




 

1)  

 Over the weekend, Amutha drank 65 of a bottle of soda and Selvanayaki drank 35 of a bottle. How much more soda did Amutha drink than Selvanayaki 

Answer: 35


SOLUTION 1 :

Find how much more soda Amutha drank by subtracting 35 from 65 .

Subtract the numerators:

Add the numerators:

6
5
  -  
3
5
  =  
3
5
3
5
  =  
35
35
 is written in simplest form.

Amutha drank 35 of a bottle more soda than Selvanayaki. 



2)  

 Ovini began her pizza delivery route with 58 of a tank of petrol in her car. When she made it back to the pizzeria, 28 of a tank of petrol was left. How much petrol did Ovini use


Simplify your answer. 

Answer: 38  tanks


SOLUTION 1 :

Find the amount of petrol used on the delivery route by subtracting 28 from 58 .

Subtract the numerators: 

Add the numerators:

5
8
  -  
2
8
  =  
3
8
3
8
  =  
38
38
 is written in simplest form.

Ovini used 38 of a tank of petrol.



3)  

 At the dealership where she works, Chellamal fulfilled 36 of her quarterly sales goal in January and another 26 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: 56


SOLUTION 1 :

Find the fraction of her quarterly sales goal that Chellamal had reached by adding 36 and 26 .

Add the numerators:

3
6
  +  
2
6
  =  
5
6
5
6
  =  
56


Chellamal reached 56 of her quarterly sales goal. 



4)  

 Barathan's milkshake recipe calls for 89 of a scoop of ice cream and Kalai's recipe calls for 49 of a scoop. How many more scoops of ice cream are used in Barathan's recipe than in Kalai's recipe 

Answer: 49


SOLUTION 1 :

 Find how much more ice cream is used in Barathan's recipe by subtracting 49 from 89 .

Subtract the numerators:

8
8
  –  
4
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 Kalai's recipe. 



5)  

 At the dealership where she works, Mithra fulfilled 15 of her quarterly sales goal in January and another 45 of her sales goal in February. What fraction of her quarterly sales goal had Mithra 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 Mithra had reached by adding 15 and 45 .

Add the numerators:

1
5
  +  
4
5
  =  
5
5
5
5
  =  
11


Mithra reached 11 of her quarterly sales goal. 



6)  

 Over the weekend, Ramani drank 65 of a bottle of soda and Swathi drank 35 of a bottle. How much more soda did Ramani drink than Swathi 

Answer: 35


SOLUTION 1 :

Find how much more soda Ramani drank by subtracting 35 from 65 .

Subtract the numerators:

Add the numerators:

6
5
  -  
3
5
  =  
3
5
3
5
  =  
35
35
 is written in simplest form.

Ramani drank 35 of a bottle more soda than Swathi. 



7)  

 Jeevini began her pizza delivery route with 69 of a tank of petrol in her car. When she made it back to the pizzeria, 19 of a tank of petrol was left. How much petrol did Jeevini use


Simplify your answer. 

Answer: 59  tanks


SOLUTION 1 :

Find the amount of petrol used on the delivery route by subtracting 19 from 69 .

Subtract the numerators: 

Add the numerators:

6
9
  -  
1
9
  =  
5
9
5
9
  =  
59
59
 is written in simplest form.

Jeevini used 59 of a tank of petrol.



8)  

 At the dealership where she works, Mithra fulfilled 48 of her quarterly sales goal in January and another 28 of her sales goal in February. What fraction of her quarterly sales goal had Mithra reached by the end of February

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

Answer: 34


SOLUTION 1 :

Find the fraction of her quarterly sales goal that Mithra had reached by adding 48 and 28 .

Add the numerators:

4
8
  +  
2
8
  =  
6
8
6
8
  =  
34


Mithra reached 34 of her quarterly sales goal. 



9)  

 Kalai's milkshake recipe calls for 96 of a scoop of ice cream and Raj's recipe calls for 16 of a scoop. How many more scoops of ice cream are used in Kalai's recipe than in Raj's recipe 

Answer: 43


SOLUTION 1 :

 Find how much more ice cream is used in Kalai's recipe by subtracting 16 from 96 .

Subtract the numerators:

9
8
  –  
1
8
  =  
8
8



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

6
8
  =  
3
4


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



10)  

 At the dealership where she works, Pavi fulfilled 37 of her quarterly sales goal in January and another 47 of her sales goal in February. What fraction of her quarterly sales goal had Pavi 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 Pavi had reached by adding 37 and 47 .

Add the numerators:

3
7
  +  
4
7
  =  
7
7
7
7
  =  
11


Pavi reached 11 of her quarterly sales goal.