OC – Mathematical Reasoning – Fractions – 30/09

1. John, Maria, and Peter are sharing a sum of money. John receives 2/5 of the total
money, Maria receives 3/8 of the total money, and Peter receives the rest. If Peter
gets $360, how much money did they share in total?
a. $1100
b. $1200
c. $1400
d. $1500
e. $1600

2. Monica has a sum of money. She spends half of the money on a new dress and a
third of the remaining money on a wallet. She spends the rest of the money on a
bracelet. If the bracelet cost $56, how much money did she have in the
beginning?
a. $134
b. $148
c. $156
d. $161
e. $168

3. Maria has 3 slices of pie remaining, as shown below.

Her friend gives her 2 more than double the slices of pie that she has. She then
eats 4 slices of pie. How many slices of pie does she now have?
a. 3
b. 4
c. 5
d. 6
e. 7

4. Louis bought a car for $25,000. After 4 years of owning it, it is now worth one-
tenth of its original value. However, Louis does some repairs to it which triples
the value. What is the value of the car now?
a. $5000
b. $6500
c. $7500
 d. $9000
e. $9500

5. A group of friends shared a large cake that has been divided into equal pieces.
Sam and Alex each ate 1/8 of the cake, while Sarah ate 1/4 of the cake. After they
Sinished eating, there were 5 pieces of cake left.

How many pieces of cake were there in the beginning?

a. 8
b. 9
c. 10
d. 12
e. 16
Answers:
1. E
2. D
3. E
4. C
5. C

Explanations:

1. E

Total money = John’s money + Maria’s money + Peter’s money.

! # %& %" #%
John and Maria receive " + $ = '( + '( = '( of the money.

#% )
Therefore, Peter receives 1 – '( = '(
of the money.

9 1
= $360, ℎ𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒 = $360 ÷ 9 = $40.
40 40

Therefore, total = $40 × 40 parts = $1600.

Therefore, the answer is Option E.

2. D

After spending half the money on a dress, Monica has half the money remaining.
% #
!
= & remaining.

% # %
#
𝑜𝑓 &
𝑖𝑠 &.

%
Therefore, she spends & of the money on a wallet.
# % !
Hence, she spends 1 − & − & = & of the money on a bracelet.

!
If &
𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑡𝑠 = $56, 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑠ℎ𝑒 ℎ𝑎𝑑 $56 × 3 = $168 originally.

Therefore, the answer is Option D.

3. E

Maria’s friend gives her (3 × 2) + 2 = 8 slices of pie.

Maria now has 3 + 8 = 11 slices of pie.
If she eats 4, then she has 11 – 4 = 7 slices remaining.

Therefore, the answer is Option E.

 4. C

Original value of the car = $25,000.

%
After 4 years, the value is $25,000 × %( = $25,000 ÷ 10 = $2500.
After repairs, the car triples in value and is now worth $2500 × 3 = $7500.

Therefore, the answer is Option C.

5. C
% % % ! ! ' %
Total amount of cake eaten: $ + $
+ '
= $
+ $
= $ = !.

Therefore, half the cake still remains, which equals to 5 pieces.

Therefore, there were 10 pieces of cake in the beginning.

Therefore, the answer is Option C.