Level 3
Jeryl celebrates his birthday today. 12 years ago, he was thrice as old as his daughter while his wife was 24 years older than her. If his wife is 51 years old this year, how old was Jeryl last year?
4 m
Level 3
Jack had $280 and Carl had $120 at first. Each of them bought an identical belt and an identical shirt from the same shop. The shirt cost 3 times as much as the belt. In the end, Jack had 3 times as much money as Carl. What was the cost of the belt?
4 m
Level 3
Yesterday, Vaidev had 53 shortbreads and 37 croissants. This morning, he sold 25 shortbreads and bought some more croissants. Now he has thrice as many croissants as shortbreads. How many croissants did he buy today?
4 m
Level 3
Caden and Sean went shopping with the same amount of money. After Caden spent $100 and Sean spent $84, Sean had three times as much money left as Caden. How much money did each of them bring along for shopping?
4 m
Level 3
Cole and Tina shared some cards equally. After Tina bought 70 cards and Cole gave 117 cards away, they had 169 cards left. How many cards did each of them have at first?
4 m
Level 3
Rachel and Cindy had the same number of chocolate bars at first. After Rachel received another 37 chocolate bars and Cindy gave away 29 chocolate bars, Rachel had 4 times as many chocolate bars as Cindy. How many chocolate bars did each of them have at first?
4 m
Level 3
Kimberly and George had the same amount of money at first. After Kimberly spent $169 on a wallet and George received $65 from his father, George had 4 times as much as money as Kimberly. How much money did Kimberly have at first?
4 m
Level 3
Dylan and Paul had an equal number of sweets at first. Dylan and Paul ate 69 and 9 sweets respectively. In the end, Paul has five times as many sweets as Dylan. How many sweets did each of them has at first?
4 m
Level 3
Harry and Lionel shared equally a bunch of rambutans. After Harry had eaten 40 of his rambutans and Lionel had eaten 10 of his, Lionel had 4 times as many rambutans left as Harry. How many rambutans had each of them at first?
4 m
Level 3
Joyce and Linda were given the same amount of pocket money. After Joyce had spent $16 and Linda had spent $4, the amount of pocket money Linda had became thrice that of Joyce's. How much pocket money was given to each girl?
4 m