Level 3
In January, Anna and Ryan had stamps in the ratio 5 : 2. In February, each of them gave away the same number of stamps. Anna then had thrice as many stamps as Ryan.
Find the ratio of the number of stamps Ryan had in January to the number of stamps he had in February.
Find the ratio of the total number of stamps both had in January to the total number of stamps both had in February.
Level 3
The area of the triangle to the area of the rectangle in the figure is in the ratio 3 : 2. After the shaded rectangle of length 8 cm is removed from the figure, the ratio of the remaining area of the triangle to the remaining area of the rectangle is 5 : 3. Given that the area of the triangle is 32 cm2 more than the area of the rectangle, find the width of the shaded rectangle that is being removed.
Level 3
The area of the triangle to the area of the rectangle in the figure is in the ratio 3 : 2. After the shaded rectangle of length 8 cm is removed from the figure, the ratio of the remaining area of the triangle to the remaining area of the rectangle is 5 : 3. Given that the area of the triangle is 32 cm2 more than the area of the rectangle, find the width of the shaded rectangle that is being removed.
Level 3
In October, the ratio of boys and girls in a school's rifle club was 4 : 7. In November, 68 new members joined the club. As a result, the ratio of boys to girls in the club became 4 : 3. There were 64 boys in the club in October. How many of the new members were girls?
Level 3
In a pouch of notes, the number of $2, $5 and $10 are in ratio of 5 : 4 : 6. 15 of the $2-notes and 15 $5-notes are taken out. The remaining notes are worth $541. Find the difference between the value of $10-notes and $2-notes in the end.
Level 3
The ratio of the number of $2-notes to $10-notes in Dana's bag was 1 : 3. Dana exchanged 14 pieces of $10-notes for $2-notes. She then had an equal number of $2-notes and $10-notes. What was the total value of $2-notes and $10-notes in Dana's bag at first?
Level 3
A fruit seller had apples and durians. The ratio of apples to durians was 5 : 3. After 34 of the apples and 38 durians were sold, there were 2 times as many apples as durians left. How many apples and durians were there at first?
Level 3
Shiyun, Kimberly and Yoko had jelly beans in the ratio of 8 : 4 : 3. After Shiyun gave 6 jelly beans to Kimberly and Yoko, the three of them had the same number of jelly beans. Find the total number of jelly beans the children had.
Level 3
The figure shows the Triangle PQR that is divided into 4 parts a, b, c and d. The line PZ divides the triangle into 2 equal parts. The ratio of Area a to Area b is 1 : 3 and the ratio of Area b to Area c is 5 : 2. Area d is 210 cm2. What is the area of Triangle PQR?
Level 3
The figure shows the Triangle PQR that is divided into 4 parts a, b, c and d. The line PZ divides the triangle into 2 equal parts. The ratio of Area a to Area b is 1 : 3 and the ratio of Area b to Area c is 5 : 2. Area d is 210 cm2. What is the area of Triangle PQR?
Level 3 The ratio of the number of ducks in Farm A to the number of ducks in Farm B was 5 : 9. There were 48 fewer ducks in Farm A than in Farm B. When 5 ducks escaped from Farm B, the farmer in Farm B bought another 9 ducks. What was the new ratio of the number of ducks in Farm A to the number of ducks in Farm B in the end? Give your answer in the simplest form.
Level 3
Adam has stickers in 4 colours. 57 of the stickers are blue.
The rest of the stickers are red, yellow and green in the ratio of 1 : 5 : 3.
If there are 40 more yellow stickers than green stickers,
how many blue stickers are there?
Level 3
Cathy, Zoe and Ruth went shopping together. They brought a total of $1633 with them. Cathy spent 50% of her money. Zoe spent $224 and Ruth spent twice as much money as Cathy. In the end, they had $785 left. How much money did Zoe and Ruth have altogether in the end?
Level 3
The ratio of the number of papayas to the number of peaches that a fruit seller had was 5 : 11. After he sold half of the peaches, there were a total of 252 papayas and peaches left at the fruit stall.
How many papayas were there at the stall?
If he sold the remaining peaches in bags of 6 at $3.50 per bag, how much would he receive for them?
Level 3
Last Saturday, Jack withdrew an equal number of $10-notes and $50-notes from the bank. After spending 58 pieces of $10-notes and 10 pieces of $50-notes, the ratio of the remaining $10-notes to $50-notes became 2 : 5.
How many $10-notes had he left?
What was the total value of the notes which Jack withdrew from the bank?
Level 3
There were 360 males and 400 females queueing up for a fan meeting. The ratio of the number of males to the number of females who left the queue was in the ratio 1 : 2. As a result, the ratio of the number of females became four times as many as the number of males who remained in the queue. How many people left the queue?
Level 3
Sean and David had some allowance in the ratio of 3 : 7. They shared some money to buy a bracelet for their cousin. The ratio of the amount paid by Sean to the amount paid by David was 1 : 2. If David was left with $176 and Sean had spent 14 of his money, how much was the bracelet they bought?
Level 3
Hannah went shopping with 4 times the amount that Kelly brought. The ratio of the amount of money Kelly spent to the amount of money Hannah spent was 2 : 3. In the end, Kelly and Hannah had $12 and $108 respectively. How much did Kelly spend?
Level 3
A store owner had coconuts and papayas. The ratio of coconuts to papayas was 5 : 2. After 12 of the coconuts and 18 papayas were sold, there were 2 times as many coconuts as papayas left. How many coconuts and papayas were there at first?
