Level 3
A coin bank contains some twenty-cent and fifty-cent coins in the ratio of 4 : 5. When 16 fifty-cent coins were taken out and replaced by some twenty-cent coins, the ratio became 8 : 7. The total value of the twenty-cent coins added was the same as the total value of the fifty-cent coins taken out. Find the sum of money in the coin box.
5 m
Level 3
Albert had $2.20 less than Caden. After Albert gave $2.50 to Caden, Caden would have thrice as much money as Albert. How much money had Caden at first?
4 m
Level 3
Jeremy has a crate containing some red and green grapes. If he adds in 10 bunches of red grapes, 0.6 of the bunches of grapes in the carton will be green grapes. If he adds in 30 bunches of green grapes, 34 of the bunches of grapes in the carton will be green grapes. How many bunches of grapes are there in crate?
5 m
Level 3
At a wedding, 49 of the guests were men and the rest were women. Some men then left the wedding and the remaining number of men were 25 of the guests. 44 men then joined the wedding. The number of guests in the end was 12 more than the number of guests at first. How many guests were there at first?
4 m
Level 3
In a shop, the number of cartons of mangosteen juice sold was 15 the number of cartons left. When 42 more cartons were sold, the total number of cartons sold was 28 less than 813 the number of cartons the shop had at first. How many cartons were there at first?
4 m
Level 3
Tank A has thrice as much water as Tank B. If Gilbert adds 0.5 ℓ of water to Tank A and 1.8 ℓ of water to Tank B, both tanks will have the same volume of water. Find the volume of water in Tank A at first.
4 m
Level 3 PSLE
Jenny has two types of bottles, large and small. She filled 3 large bottles and 7 small bottles with 10.5 ℓ of the drink she made. With the remaining drink, she could not fill another large bottle as she was short of 0.3 ℓ. Thus, she filled another small bottle and had 0.6 ℓ left over.
  1. How many litres of drink did the large bottle hold more than the small bottle?
  2. How many litres of drink did a small bottle hold?
4 m
Level 3
20% of Nick's savings was $120 more than 30% of Will's savings. After Nick spent 23 of his savings and Will spent 40% of his savings, Nick had $13 more than Will. How much was Nick's saving at first?
5 m
Level 3
Auntie Zoe baked 45 more strawberry cookies than cheese cookies. After she gave 13 of the strawberry cookies and 0.4 of the cheese cookies to Hazel, she was left with 119 fewer cheese cookies than strawberry cookies. How many cookies did she bake?
5 m
Level 3
Tina and Sarah have some cupcakes each. If Tina gives Sarah 49 cupcakes, Tina will have 34 as many cupcakes as Sarah. If Tina gives Sarah 19 cupcakes, they will have an equal number of cupcakes. How many cupcakes does Tina have at first?
4 m