Level 3
During the school holidays, Vanessa spent 18 of her day outside playing with her friends and 5 hours on playing board games. The rest of her time was spent in the house. How many hours did he spend in the house that day?
4 m
Level 3
A car-wash machine takes 16 h to wash 1 car. Washing the car by hand takes 14 h longer than the car-wash machine.
  1. Find the time taken to wash 1 car by hand.
  2. Find the total time taken to wash 3 cars by hand. Leave your answer in hours and minutes.
4 m
Level 3
Jonathan wants to purchase a new car which costs $134850. Jonathan will pay a monthly instalment over a period of 5 years after paying a downpayment of $12850. How much is each monthly instalment? Round your answer off to the nearest thousand.
4 m
Level 3
Brad went to the gym every 3 days. Clark went to the gym every 2 days. If they first met each other in the gym on a Monday, when would be the next time they meet each other again?
4 m
LCM
Level 3
Two lighthouses flash their lights every 36 seconds and 30 seconds. If they flash together at 8:10 p.m., at what time would the two lighthouses flash their lights together again?
4 m
Level 3
Paul has a bell that rings every 4 minutes. Lucy has a bell that rings every 7 minutes. The 2 bells ring together at 11 a.m. What time will the 2 bells ring together again?
4 m
Level 3
Tanya takes 6 minutes to jog 1 round on the track while Joel takes 9 minutes to jog 1 round. Both of them started jogging around the track in the same direction and at the same time. How long would it take for them to meet each other for the first time at the starting point?
4 m
Level 3
Daryl was trying to sleep one night but there was too much noise around him. His clock ticked every 10 seconds, a tap was dripping every 12 seconds and his dog snored every 15 seconds. He noticed on his clock that all 3 things happened together at 11 p.m.
  1. At what time would all 3 things happen together again?
  2. How many times would all 3 things happen together again from 11 p.m. to 12 midnight?
4 m
Level 3
Wendy was 9 years old last year. She was 26 years younger than her mother.
  1. How old will her mother be 5 years later?
  2. In how many years' time will Wendy's age be 13 of her mother's age?
4 m
Level 3
A frog leaps across 18 lily pads which are of the same distance apart. It takes the frog 6 seconds to get from the 1st lily pad to the 3rd lily pad. How long does it take for the frog to leap from the 6th lily pad to the 17th lily pad.
4 m