Level 3
There are some blue and yellow marbles in a container. If 10 blue marbles are removed from the container, the total number of marbles left will be 8 times the number of blue marbles left. If 5 yellow marbles are removed from the container, the total number of marbles left will be 5 times the number of blue marbles. How many marbles are there in the container?
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Level 3
Bryan bought 4 times as many candy bars as chocolate bars. The total mass of candy bars and chocolate bars was 1040 g. The mass of chocolate bars was 240g less than that of the candy bars. The mass of 1 chocolate bar was 48 g heavier than 1 candy bar.
  1. Find the number of candy bars that Bryan bought.
  2. Find the mass of 1 chocolate bar.
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Level 3 PSLE
Gavin and Henry were paid a total of $3770 for a job they did. Henry was paid $1930 less than Gavin.
  1. How much was Henry paid for the job?
  2. Gavin and Henry were paid based on the number of days they worked. Gavin worked 3 times as many days as Henry. Gavin was paid $5 more than Henry per day. How many days did Gavin work?
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Level 3
A grocer had the same number of lemons, water apples and starfruits at first. After 78 starfruits, some lemons and water apples were set aside, there were 148 fruits left. There were thrice as many lemons as water apples left. The number of starfruits left was 20 less than the number of lemons. How many water apples were set aside?
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Level 3
38 Primary 5 pupils and 35 of Primary 6 pupils went on a school learning journey. The number of Primary 6 girls was 2 times the number of Primary 5 girls, and there were 17 more Primary 5 boys than Primary 6 boys. How many more Primary 6 girls than Primary 6 boys went on the learning journey?
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