Level 3 PSLE
Greg had 3 identical tins of paint that were completely filled. He poured 760 mℓ out from each tin. The total amount of paint left in the 3 tins after pouring was equal to the amount of paint in 1 tin at first. What was the amount of paint in each tin at first?
2 m
Level 3
15 spectators and some performers donated a total of $59000 for charity. Each spectator donated $1000 more than each performer. If there were 8 more spectators than performers, how much more money did the spectators donate than the performers?
3 m
Level 3 PSLE
Wesley had 11 jars of balls. At first, each of the jars contained the same number of balls. He took out 24 balls from each jar. After that, the total number of balls left in the 11 jars was equal to the total number of balls in 3 of the jars at first. What was the number of balls in each jar at first?
3 m
Level 3
There are some doves and hamsters in a pet shop. There are 38 more doves than hamsters in the pet shop but there are a total of 76 more hamsters' legs than doves' legs in the pet shop. Find the number of doves and hamsters in the pet shop.
3 m
Level 3
Bag W contains 20-cent coins and Bag X contains 5-cent coins. There are 12 more coins in Bag X than in Bag W. The amount of money in Bag W is 165¢ more than the amount of money in Bag X. How many total coins are there?
3 m
Level 3
Andy has 20-cent coins and 50-cent coins. The total value of all his coins is $24. He has 6 less 20-cent coins than 50-cent coins. How many coins does he have altogether?
3 m
Level 3
Some calculators and hole punchers were packed into green and blue cartons. There were 8 more green cartons than blue cartons. Each green carton contained 34 calculators and each blue carton contained 99 hole punchers. Given that there were 53 fewer calculators than hole punchers in total, how much calculators were there?
3 m
Level 3
The price of a child ticket and an adult ticket to a theme park are $6 and $8 respectively. The amount collected from the sale of the adult tickets is $740 more than the amount from the sale of the child tickets. The number of child tickets sold is 28 fewer than the number of adult tickets sold. What is the total amount collected from the tickets sold?
3 m
Level 3
Vincent has 5 more 50-cent coins than 10-cent coins. After he used 6 of his 50-cent coins, the total value of 50-cent coins is $1.50 more than the total value of 10-cent coins. How many coins did he have at first?
3 m
Level 3
Some visitors paid a total of $390 for entrance tickets to a theme park. The entrance ticket for a child cost $6. The entrance ticket for an adult cost 3 times as much. If there were 19 more adults than children, how many of the visitors were
  1. children?
  2. adults?
3 m
Level 3
A hoodie cost $13 more than a T-shirt. Anna paid $231 for 3 hoodies and 5 T-shirts. How much did 1 hoodie cost?
3 m
Level 3
During a sale, 8 necklaces and 11 watches cost $2836. If Zoe bought 14 necklaces and 20 watches, she would have spent all her money. Each necklace cost $136 more than a watch. Find the amount that Zoe had at first.
3 m
Level 3 PSLE
In a school canteen, chairs were arranged in rows such that there were exactly 19 chairs in each row. Mr Ong then brought 6 more chairs into the school canteen and rearranged all the chairs. There are now exactly 7 chairs in each row and 12 more rows than before. How many chairs are there in the school canteen in the end?
3 m
Level 3
Some notebooks can be arranged in exactly 15 per row. If the same number of notebooks is arranged in rows of 7 notebooks each, there will be 4 more rows and 4 notebooks left over. How many notebooks are there altogether?
3 m
Level 3
A jar contained $2 and $5 notes with a total value of $518. 4 pieces of $5 were exchanged for $2 notes of similar value. In the end, the number of $2 notes was the same as the $5 notes. How many $5 notes were there at first?
3 m
Level 3
3 foreigners have the same mass as 5 locals. Each foreigner's mass is 16 kg more than each local. What is the total mass of the 5 locals in kilograms?
3 m
Level 3
For every good jacket that Mr Zhang sold, he earned $19. He sold defective jackets at a discount, which would cause him to lose $6 per defective jacket. In July, for every 27 jackets sold, 7 were defective. Mr Zhang earned $3042 from the jackets sold.
  1. How many less jackets sold were defective than good?
  2. How much less money did he earn because of the defective jackets?
4 m
Level 3
Henry's freight forwarding company charges $17 for every mirror delivered on time and $10 for every mirror delivered late. In the month of August, Henry freight forwarding company collected $2200. For every 17 mirrors delivered, 15 were delivered on time and 2 were delivered late.
  1. What was the total number of mirrors delivered on time?
  2. How much less money did Henry freight forwarding company collect in August due to the late delivery of the mirrors?
4 m
Level 3
Container E contains only 50-cent coins and Container F contains only 5-cent coins. There are 19 more coins in Container F than in Container E. The amount of money in Container E is $1.75 more than the amount of money in Container F. Find the total amount of money in both containers.
4 m
Level 3
Cathy had twice the number of toy bricks as Jenson. Cathy used all her bricks to build 7 identical houses. Jenson used all his bricks to build 5 identical houses. Cathy used 9 more bricks than Jenson for each house. How many bricks did Jenson have?
4 m