Level 3
Janet wanted to finish reading a 231-page book by the end of the week. On Monday she read 37 of the book and by Friday the ratio of the number of pages read to the total number of pages was 9 : 11. Find the number of pages Janet would need to read during the weekend in order for her to complete the entire book.
Level 2
After using 17 of her sugar, Mrs Lim bought another 75 kg of sugar. As a result, Mrs Lim now has 97 as much sugar as what she had at first. How many kilograms of sugar did Mrs Lim have at first?
Level 3
Clifford had 80% fewer sweets than Ashwin. After Ashwin gave 210 sweets to Clifford, Clifford had 23 as many sweets as Ashwin. How many sweets did each of them have in the end?
Level 3
There were some packets and bottles. A packet weighed 3 kg and a bottle weighed 2 kg more. The total weight of the packets was 35 kg heavier than the total weight of the bottles. The number of packets and bottles were in the ratio 5 : 2. What was the total weight of the packets and the bottles?
Level 3
Jeanne's school organized a trip to Japan. At first, the ratio of the number of boys to the number of girls who planned to participate in the trip was 7 : 5. On the day of registration, 52 girls decided to withdraw and 52 more boys decided to join in. In the end, the number of girls who participated became 20% of the total participants for the trip. How many more boys than girls would visit Japan in the end?
Level 3
During one test, points were awarded for questions answered as shown.
The ratio of the questions correctly to questions answered wrongly to questions that were missed out was 8 : 4 : 2. If Tiffany was awarded 300 points, how many questions are there in all?
Level 3
During one test, points were awarded for questions answered as shown.
The ratio of the questions correctly to questions answered wrongly to questions that were missed out was 8 : 4 : 2. If Tiffany was awarded 300 points, how many questions are there in all?
Level 3
Benny and Nigel both received an allowance from their father. Benny initially received 30% of the money. He then gave Nigel $5, and was left with 13 as much money as Nigel. What was the total amount of money given to the two boys?
Level 3
In a bakery, the prices of pastries are listed as follow:
The ratio of the number of scones sold to the number of puffs sold was 4 : 3. The ratio of the number of muffins sold to the number of puffs sold was 8 : 7. The bakery collected $80 more on the sales of muffins than the sales of scones.
How many scones were sold?
How much did the bakery collect from the sales of the pastries?
Level 3
In a bakery, the prices of pastries are listed as follow:
The ratio of the number of scones sold to the number of puffs sold was 4 : 3. The ratio of the number of muffins sold to the number of puffs sold was 8 : 7. The bakery collected $80 more on the sales of muffins than the sales of scones.
How many scones were sold?
How much did the bakery collect from the sales of the pastries?
Level 3
Alan, Benjamin and Charles shared a bag of toy blocks. Benjamin took 35 as many toy blocks as Charles. Alan took twice as many toy blocks as the total Benjamin and Charles took. After Alan had given 20 to Benjamin and 4 to Charles, Benjamin gave 5 to Charles. In the end, all three of them had the same number of toy blocks. Find the difference between the number of toy blocks that Alan and Benjamin had at first.
