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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)  

There are 81 people in a library.
11 of them are men.
There are 29 more women than men.
The rest are children.
How many children are there


Answer:_______________




2)  

There are 88 people in a library.
14 of them are men.
There are 13 more women than men.
The rest are children.
How many children are there


Answer:_______________




3)  

There are 87 people in a library.
10 of them are men.
There are 29 more women than men.
The rest are children.
How many children are there


Answer:_______________




4)  

There are 87 people in a library.
10 of them are men.
There are 11 more women than men.
The rest are children.
How many children are there


Answer:_______________




5)  

There are 82 people in a library.
12 of them are men.
There are 23 more women than men.
The rest are children.
How many children are there


Answer:_______________




6)  

There are 89 people in a library.
14 of them are men.
There are 8 more women than men.
The rest are children.
How many children are there


Answer:_______________




7)  

There are 93 people in a library.
12 of them are men.
There are 12 more women than men.
The rest are children.
How many children are there


Answer:_______________




8)  

There are 84 people in a library.
12 of them are men.
There are 13 more women than men.
The rest are children.
How many children are there


Answer:_______________




9)  

There are 98 people in a library.
16 of them are men.
There are 8 more women than men.
The rest are children.
How many children are there


Answer:_______________




10)  

There are 96 people in a library.
14 of them are men.
There are 23 more women than men.
The rest are children.
How many children are there


Answer:_______________




 

1)  

There are 81 people in a library.
11 of them are men.
There are 29 more women than men.
The rest are children.
How many children are there
Answer: 30


SOLUTION 1 :
Men
11
Woman
 
29 more
Children
 
 
 
81 people
 
 

Step 1: Find the number of women → 11 + 29 = 40
Step 2: Find the number of children → 81 - 11 - 40 = 30



2)  

There are 88 people in a library.
14 of them are men.
There are 13 more women than men.
The rest are children.
How many children are there
Answer: 47


SOLUTION 1 :
Men
14
Woman
 
13 more
Children
 
 
 
88 people
 
 

Step 1: Find the number of women → 14 + 13 = 27
Step 2: Find the number of children → 88 - 14 - 27 = 47



3)  

There are 87 people in a library.
10 of them are men.
There are 29 more women than men.
The rest are children.
How many children are there
Answer: 38


SOLUTION 1 :
Men
10
Woman
 
29 more
Children
 
 
 
87 people
 
 

Step 1: Find the number of women → 10 + 29 = 39
Step 2: Find the number of children → 87 - 10 - 39 = 38



4)  

There are 87 people in a library.
10 of them are men.
There are 11 more women than men.
The rest are children.
How many children are there
Answer: 56


SOLUTION 1 :
Men
10
Woman
 
11 more
Children
 
 
 
87 people
 
 

Step 1: Find the number of women → 10 + 11 = 21
Step 2: Find the number of children → 87 - 10 - 21 = 56



5)  

There are 82 people in a library.
12 of them are men.
There are 23 more women than men.
The rest are children.
How many children are there
Answer: 35


SOLUTION 1 :
Men
12
Woman
 
23 more
Children
 
 
 
82 people
 
 

Step 1: Find the number of women → 12 + 23 = 35
Step 2: Find the number of children → 82 - 12 - 35 = 35



6)  

There are 89 people in a library.
14 of them are men.
There are 8 more women than men.
The rest are children.
How many children are there
Answer: 53


SOLUTION 1 :
Men
14
Woman
 
8 more
Children
 
 
 
89 people
 
 

Step 1: Find the number of women → 14 + 8 = 22
Step 2: Find the number of children → 89 - 14 - 22 = 53



7)  

There are 93 people in a library.
12 of them are men.
There are 12 more women than men.
The rest are children.
How many children are there
Answer: 57


SOLUTION 1 :
Men
12
Woman
 
12 more
Children
 
 
 
93 people
 
 

Step 1: Find the number of women → 12 + 12 = 24
Step 2: Find the number of children → 93 - 12 - 24 = 57



8)  

There are 84 people in a library.
12 of them are men.
There are 13 more women than men.
The rest are children.
How many children are there
Answer: 47


SOLUTION 1 :
Men
12
Woman
 
13 more
Children
 
 
 
84 people
 
 

Step 1: Find the number of women → 12 + 13 = 25
Step 2: Find the number of children → 84 - 12 - 25 = 47



9)  

There are 98 people in a library.
16 of them are men.
There are 8 more women than men.
The rest are children.
How many children are there
Answer: 58


SOLUTION 1 :
Men
16
Woman
 
8 more
Children
 
 
 
98 people
 
 

Step 1: Find the number of women → 16 + 8 = 24
Step 2: Find the number of children → 98 - 16 - 24 = 58



10)  

There are 96 people in a library.
14 of them are men.
There are 23 more women than men.
The rest are children.
How many children are there
Answer: 45


SOLUTION 1 :
Men
14
Woman
 
23 more
Children
 
 
 
96 people
 
 

Step 1: Find the number of women → 14 + 23 = 37
Step 2: Find the number of children → 96 - 14 - 37 = 45