Level 3
Harry and Lionel shared equally a bunch of rambutans. After Harry had eaten 40 of his rambutans and Lionel had eaten 10 of his, Lionel had 4 times as many rambutans left as Harry. How many rambutans had each of them at first?
4 m
Level 3
Joyce and Linda were given the same amount of pocket money. After Joyce had spent $16 and Linda had spent $4, the amount of pocket money Linda had became thrice that of Joyce's. How much pocket money was given to each girl?
4 m
Level 3
Janet paid $81 for a blouse and a bracelet. The bracelet cost twice as much as the blouse.
  1. Find the cost of the blouse.
  2. Find the cost of the bracelet.
4 m
Level 3
Daniel and Patrick had an equal number of stickers at first. Daniel then gave away 24 stickers to his friend, Melvin, and Patrick bought another 10 stickers. In the end, Patrick had twice as many stickers as Daniel. Find the number of stickers Daniel had at first.
4 m
Level 3
The total cost of a camera and a flash drive is $96. Given that the camera cost thrice as much as the flash drive, find the cost of the camera.
4 m
Level 3
James had thrice as much money as Paul. If Paul had $184 less than James, how much did James have?
4 m
Level 3
Roy and Kenneth had the same number of cards at first. After Roy had bought another 36 cards and Kenneth had lost 6 of his cards, Roy had thrice as many cards as Kenneth. How many cards did each of them have at first?
4 m
Level 3
The number of lemons is 5 times as many as the number of durians. After buying another 23 lemons and 111 durians, the number of lemons is the same as the number of durians. What is the number of lemons at first?
4 m
Level 3
Mrs Tam gave $347 to Amber, Benny and Carl. Amber received 3 times as much money as Benny and Carl received $159. How much money did Amber receive?
4 m
Level 3
Andy had 4 times as many books as Sean . After Andy and Sean donated 107 books and 20 books away respectively, they were left with an equal number of books. How many books did Andy have at first?
4 m
Level 3
Tom bought a watch and a belt. The watch cost $19. The belt cost 3 times as much as the watch.
  1. How much did the belt cost?
  2. How much did Tom pay altogether?
4 m
Level 3
Abi had 4 times as much money as Joelle. After Abi and Joelle spent $62 and $8 respectively, they were left with an equal amount of money. How much money did Abi have at first?
4 m
Level 3
The total volume of water in the 3 jugs is 960 mℓ. Jug X has thrice the volume of water as Jug Y. Jug Z has twice the volume of water in Jug X. Find the volume of water in Jug Z in mℓ.
4 m
Level 3
Melissa and Joyce went on a tour together. Melissa brought twice as much money as Joyce. After Melissa had spent $800 and Joyce had spent $240, they had an equal amount of money left. How much money did each of them have at first?
  1. Joyce
  2. Melissa
4 m
Level 3
The total mass of 2 encyclopedias and 3 comic books is 17 kg. Each encyclopedia weighs 3 kg 500 g more than each comic book. What is the mass of 1 comic book? Express the answer in grams.
4 m
Level 3
A lace is twice as long as an umbrella. The umbrella is thrice as long as the stick. The total length of the lace and the umbrella is 3 m 6 cm. Find the total length of the lace, the umbrella and the stick. Give your answer in m and cm.
4 m
Level 3
Asher had 4 times as many blue files as pink files. After giving away 10 blue files and buying another 17 pink files, he had an equal number of blue and pink files. How many blue files did Asher have at first?
4 m
Level 3
There were thrice as many boys as girls in a gathering. After 12 boys had left the party and another 20 girls had joined the party, there was an equal number of boys and girls in the end. Find the number of boys at first.
4 m
Level 3
Donna took 25 min to complete her Science assignment. She took 7 times as long to making her report presentation. Find the total amount of time she spent doing her Science assignment and making her report presentation. (Give the answer in hours and minutes.)
4 m
Level 3
Jake spent 1 h 30 min to trim and water the plants in his garden. He took twice as long to trim the plants than to water the plants. How long did he spend watering the plants?
4 m