Level 3
The number of lemons a fruit seller bought in December was 30% more than in November. In January, he bought 50% less lemons than in December. If there were 3577 more lemons in November than January, how many lemons did the fruit seller buy in November?
3 m
Level 2
A pen costs $z while a book costs 90¢ less than the pen.
  1. What is the cost of 2 pens and 1 book? Express your answer in terms of p in its simplest form.
  2. Abel wants to buy 2 pens and 1 book but is short of 30 cents. If the book costs $1.10, how much money does Alex have?
3 m
Level 3
In an office tower of 600 workers, 35% of the staff is the same as 70% of the number of visitors. How many less visitors than staff are there in the office tower?
3 m
Level 3
The total mass of Cindy, Jen and Marvin is 15p kg. Cindy has a mass of 5p kg. Jen is 2 kg heavier than Cindy.
  1. What is Marvin's mass in terms of p?
  2. If p = 10, what is Marvin's mass?
3 m
Level 3
Sam saved $9 each day and Joelle saved $c more than Sam each day. After 2 weeks, they were still short of $30 to buy a TV set.
  1. How much did the TV set cost? Express your answer in terms of c.
  2. If c = $2, how much did the TV set cost?
3 m