Level 3
Richelle cut 460 cm of a ribbon into 3 pieces. The 1st piece was 3 times as long as the 2nd piece. The 3rd piece was 120 cm long. How long was the 2nd piece?
4 m
Level 3
String A is thrice as long as String B. String B is 36 cm shorter than String C. String C is 58 cm shorter than String A. How long is String B?
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