Level 3
Lampposts were located at an equal distance of 6 m apart from one another, starting from the beginning of the road. Between every 2 lampposts, there were 2 shrubs, planted 2 m apart.
  1. What was the distance between the 1st shrub and the 4th shrub?
  2. What was the distance between the 4th shrub and the 10th shrub?
  3. Given that the stretch of road was 80 m, how many shrubs were there?
4 m
Level 3
Some lampposts were located at an equal distance of 6 m apart from one another, starting from the beginning of the road.
  1. What was the distance between the first lamppost and the 4th lamppost?
  2. What was the distance between the 4th lamppost and the 10th lamppost?
  3. Given that the stretch of road was 80 m, how many lampposts were there from the beginning to the end of the road?
4 m
Level 3
Maria had a ribbon of 150 cm long. She tied some balloons on the ribbon. Part of the ribbon and balloons were shown. Each balloon was 9 cm apart from one another.
  1. What is the length of the ribbon between the 2nd and the 10th balloon?
  2. Find the most number of balloons that could be tied on the 150 cm of ribbon with balloons at 9 cm apart from one another.
4 m
Level 2
Osman placed a number of paper clips measuring 5 cm each on a straight line leaving a gap of 2 cm between each paper clip. The distance between the tip of first paper clip and the end of the last paper clip was 61 cm. How many paper clips did Osman place on the straight line?
4 m
Level 3
During a school anniversary celebration, pupils were required to line along both sides of the corridor to welcome the Guest-Of-Honor from the foyer to the hall. On the left row, the girls would stand at an equal distance apart. On the right row, the boys would stand 2 m apart from each other. Both rows would have a girl and a boy standing at the beginning and at the end of the corridor. The corridor was 50 m long. If there were a total of 104 pupils, how many girls were there?
4 m
Level 2
During a school anniversary celebration, pupils were required to line along both sides of the corridor to welcome the Guest-Of-Honor from the foyer to the hall. On the left row, the girls would stand 1 m apart from each other at an equal distance apart. On the right row, the boys would stand 2 m apart from each other. Both rows would have a girl and a boy standing at the beginning and at the end of the corridor. The corridor was 50 m long. How many pupils were required to line both sides of the corridor?
4 m
Level 3
A frog leaps across 18 lily pads which are of the same distance apart. It takes the frog 6 seconds to get from the 1st lily pad to the 3rd lily pad. How long does it take for the frog to leap from the 6th lily pad to the 17th lily pad.
4 m
Level 3
There were 106 people in a queue for a free ice cream at Deli Cafe. Ramesh was the 12th person in the queue. Ted was the 2nd last person in the queue. How many people were there between Ramesh and Ted?
3 m
Level 3
Some trees were planted in a row at equal distances. The distance between the 1st and the 3rd tree was 6 m. What was the distance between the 1st and the 8th tree?
3 m
Level 3
Chairs are placed at an equal distance from one another along the hallway. The distance between the 5th and the 10th chair is 3 m. What is the distance between the 1st and the 10th chair?
4 m
Level 3
Cars are parked at an equal distance from one another. The distance between the 1st and the 2nd car is 8 m. What is the distance between the 1st and the 4th car?
4 m
Level 3
Some flagpoles were placed in a straight row. They were placed at an equal distance of 3 m apart. What was the distance between the 1st and the 5th flagpoles?
4 m
Level 3
The distance between two trees is 3 m. All the trees are planted at equal distance. How far away is the 3rd tree from the 8th tree?
4 m
Level 3
Tables are arranged at an equal distance from one another. The distance between the 1st and the 2nd table is 4 m. What is the distance between the 3rd and the 10th table?
4 m
Level 3
10 students are standing in a row at an equal distance from one another. The distance between the 1st and the 5th student is 40 m. How far apart is the 1st student and the last student?
4 m
Level 3
8 children are sitting in a row at an equal distance from one another. The distance between the 4th and the 8th children is 40 m. How far apart is the 1st child and the last child?
4 m
Level 3
Some flower pots are placed along a street at equal distances. The distance between the 1st and the 4th flower pot is 18 m. The distance between the 1st and the last flower pot is 54 m. How many flower pots are there altogether?
4 m
Level 3
Some students are standing in a row an equal distance from one another. The distance between the 4th and the 9th student is 30 m. What is the distance between the 5th and the 16th student?
4 m
Level 3
Mrs Flynn uses a marker to divide a lace into 15 equal parts. Given that the lace is 300 cm long,
  1. how many markings were made?
  2. what is the length between any two markings?
  3. what is the distance between the 1st and 9th marking?
4 m
Level 3
Coconut trees are planted along a pathway at an equal distance of 6 m from each other.
  1. How far is the 1st tree from the 10th tree?
  2. How far is the 1st tree from the 20th tree?
  3. How far is the 5th tree from the 10th tree?
4 m