Level 3
Sam and Ian have a bicycle race. Sam cycles at a speed of 12 km/h. Ian cycles at a speed of 16 km/h. If Ian lets Sam start 40 min before him, how long will Ian take to catch up with Sam?
Level 3
Kenny and Mike started jogging from the same point. Mike started jogging 4 minutes earlier than Kenny. Kenny's jogging speed was 500 m/min and Mike's jogging speed was 300 m/min. They went in the same direction and did not change their speeds throughout.
How long did it take for Kenny to catch up with Mike?
What distance would Mike have jogged when Kenny caught up with him? Express your answer in meters.
Level 3
Sam and Bryan are asked to give out the same number of leaflets. Sam can give out the leaflets in 9 hours while Bryan can give out the leaflets in 6 hours. Both workers started giving out the leaflets at the same time for 5 hours. After 5 hours, Sam gave out 180 leaflets. How many leaflets can Bryan give out in 5 hours?
Level 3
Ron and Benny take 4 days to assemble a toy plane. Benny and Jerry take 6 days to build the same toy plane while Ron and Jerry take only 3 days. How many complete days would the three of them take to build the same toy plane?
Level 3
Mr Gopi uses two pipes to fill a pool. The first pipe can fill the pool in 6 h. The second pipe can fill the pool in 8 h. Two house after both pipes are turned on, Mr Thomas accidentally opens the pipe which can drain the pool completely in 12 h. With the 3rd pipe now remained open, what is the total time taken by Mr Gopi to fill the pool completely? Express your answer in h.
Level 3
At 10 a.m., Mrs Leng used two taps to fill up a tank. Tap A could fill the tank in 4 h. Tap B could fill the tank in 3 h. 1 hour after both taps were turned on, Tap B was faulty and stopped working. Mrs Leng accidentally opened Tap C which could drain a full tank completely in 2 h. Instead of being filled, the tank was emptied. How long did it take for the tank to be completely empty? Express your answer in mixed number.
Level 3
King took 6 hours to drive from Point A to Point B while Jack took 4 hours to drive from Point B to Point A. When they met each other, they were 48 km away from the midpoint of Point A and Point B. What was King's speed?
Level 3
A rectangular container measuring 55 cm by 50 cm by 23 cm was 110 filled with water. Mary turned on a tap at 9.36 p.m. to fill more water into the container. She turned off the tap at 9.59 p.m. The container was 910 filled with water. Given that the water flowed out of the tap at the same rate, find the volume of water that flowed out of the tap in a minute. Give your answer in litres.
Level 3
The distance between Parryville Town and Queensland Town was 900 km apart. A car travelled at an average speed of 98 km/h from Parryville Town to Queensland Town. At the same time, a bus travelled at an average speed of 82 km/h from Queensland Town to Parryville Town. How much further did the car travel than the bus when the car met the bus on the way?
Level 3
At first, 13 of Container B was filled with water and Container C was empty. Then, both taps were turned on at the same time and water from both taps flowed at the same rate of 2.2 litres per minute. Both taps were turned off immediately when Container B was filled to the brim.
How much water was there in Container B at first?
How long did it take for the water from the tap to fill Container B to the brim?
What fraction of Container C was filled with water in the end? Give your answer in the simplest form.
Level 3
At first, 13 of Container B was filled with water and Container C was empty. Then, both taps were turned on at the same time and water from both taps flowed at the same rate of 2.2 litres per minute. Both taps were turned off immediately when Container B was filled to the brim.
How much water was there in Container B at first?
How long did it take for the water from the tap to fill Container B to the brim?
What fraction of Container C was filled with water in the end? Give your answer in the simplest form.
Level 3 PSLE
Esther and Margi took part in a cycling race. Esther cycled at a speed of 20 km/h. Both of them did not change their speed throughout the race. When Margi covered 12 the distance, Esther was 3.5 km in front of her. Esther reached the finishing line at 10.45 a.m. What time did Margi reach the finishing line?
Level 3
At 7 a.m., a black car and a green car left the office and travelled at average speeds in opposite directions round a 25-km route. The black car took 15 minutes to complete each round while the green car took 20 minutes.
Find the speed of the black car.
Find the speed of the green car.
If the 2 cars travelled without any interval of rest, at what time would the 2 cars next meet again at the office?
Level 3
Vivian and Kyle started cycling at uniform speeds from the same place in opposite direction round an 800-m forest trail. Vivian took 40 seconds to complete each round while Kyle took 50 seconds.
Find the distance covered per second by Vivian in m.
Find the distance covered per second by Kyle in m.
When the two cyclists next met again at the starting point, how far would Vivian have covered? Express the answer in km.
Level 3
Bus X and Bus Y left the same bus station at uniform speeds in the same direction round a 48-km circular route. Bus X took 45 minutes to complete each round while Bus Y took 30 minutes.
How long would it take Bus Y to meet Bus Y for the first time? Express the answer in mixed number of hours.
How far would Bus X be behind Bus Y after 12 hour?
Level 3
Helen and Jomarie started off from the same place and drove at uniform speeds in the same direction round a 40-km circular racing track. Helen completed each round in 40 minutes. Jomarie took 50 minutes to complete each round.
How far would Jomarie be behind Helen after 1 hour?
How long after they started would it take Helen to meet Jomarie for the first time?
Level 3
Dora took 1 hr 30 min to make a kite. Jenny took 30 minutes less time than Dora while Divine took 20 min longer that Jenny to make a kite. How long did Divine take to make a kite? Express your answer in h and min.
