Level 3
Eva, Sarah and Penny had 1188 marbles. Sarah won some of the marbles from Eva and as a result, Sarah's marbles increased by 20%. Penny then won some marbles from Sarah and Penny's marbles increased by 40%. Finally, Penny lost some of her marbles to Eva and Eva's marbles increased by 20%. In the end, they realised that they each had an equal number of marbles. How many percent less did Eva have in the end than what she had at first? Correct your answer to 1 decimal place.
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Level 3
10 days ago, Ruth had a total of 250 green and violet stickers. 40% of her stickers were violet stickers. Today, her father gave her some more stickers. As a result, her green stickers increased by 30%. Now, 50% of her stickers are violet stickers. How many violet stickers did her father give her?
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Level 3
A philanthropist bought a total of $19380 worth of toys, textbooks and clothes to donate to the needy children. The number of clothes bought was 20% more than the number of toys bought but 20% fewer than the number of textbooks bought. The toy cost $12 each and was $2 more expensive than each textbook but 40% cheaper than each piece of clothes. How many toys and textbooks did the philanthropist donate to the needy children?
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Level 3
Tammy baked 420 pies. 40% of them were peach pies. How many more peach pies must Tammy bake so that 80% of her pies are peach pies?
5 m
Level 3
There was an equal number of mangoes and pineapples. On Monday, some mangoes were added, such that the number of mangoes increased by 80%. On Tuesday, the number of mangoes further increased by 50% and the number of pineapples decreased by 20%. There were 38 more mangoes than pineapples in the end. How many mangoes and pineapples were there altogether at first?
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Level 3
At first, the ratio of the number of boys to the number of girls at a school playground was 2 : 5. When 48 girls and some boys entered the playground, the number of girls increased by 12% and the total number of children at the playground increased by 20%.
  1. How many boys were there at first?
  2. What percentage of the children at the playground were boys in the end? Express your answer as a mixed number.
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Level 3
The usual price of a notebook sold at Shop A and B is $20. During a sale, a discount of 20% is given to every notebook sold at Shop A. At Shop B, a discount of 50% is given to the 3rd notebook for every 3 notebooks sold. How much cheaper would it be if Lily buys 8 notebooks from Shop A instead of Shop B?
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