Level
In a stationery kiosk, a box of markers costs thrice as much as a guidebook. Mrs Yong spent 14 of her money to buy 2 boxes of markers. She then spent 47 of her remaining money to buy some guidebooks and had $21.60 left. How much does each guidebook cost?
Level 3
At a school carnival, each boy received 3 packets of sweets and each girl received 4 packets of sweets. Each accompanying adult received 2 packets of sweets. 27 of the people at the school carnival were adults. The ratio of the number of boys to the number of girls at the carnival was 5 : 8. Given that only 6601 packets of sweets were given away, how many people were there at the carnival?
Level
At a concert, 14 of the tickets were sold at full price, 35 of the tickets sold at 40% discount, and the remaining 270 tickets were given away for free. Each ticket was sold at $90. What was the total amount collected from the sale of tickets?
Level 3
Pierre had $77.70 more than Henry. After Henry had spent 23 of his money, Pierre had $114.50 more than Henry. How much money did Pierre have at first?
Level 3
Jamie had 126 pens. 23 of them were blue pens and the rest were red pens. After she had given away some blue pens, the ratio of the number of blue pens to the number of red pens became 4 : 3. How many blue pens did she give away?
