Level 3
Molly, Nellie and Olivia had a sum of money. The amount of money Molly had was 45 of the amount of money Nellie had. The ratio of the amount of money Nellie had to the total amount of money Olivia and Nellie had was 3: 8. After Olivia gave $15 to Nellie, she had as much money as Nellie. How much more money did Olivia have than Molly in the end?
Level 3
There were 182 red, blue and green marbles in a box. 26 green marbles were removed from the box and the ratio of the number of red marbles to the number of blue marbles to the number of green marbles became 4 : 3 : 5. Then some yellow marbles were added and the ratio of the number of green marbles to the number of yellow marbles was 13 : 9.
What was the ratio of the number of red marbles to the number of blue marbles to the number of green marbles at first?
Level 3
The ratio of the number of scones to the number of muffins in a bakery was 2 : 3. After 4 scones and 8 muffins were packed into each box, there were a total of 7 scones and 1 muffin left. Find the total number of scones and muffins in the bakery at first.
Level 3
Janet had some pencils, erasers and rulers. The ratio of the number of pencils to the number of erasers was 5 : 1. After giving away 16 erasers, the ratio of the number of rulers to the number of erasers was 4 : 1. Janet bought another 184 rulers. As a result, there were an equal number of pencils and rulers. How many erasers did she have at first?
Level 3
Titus bought some custard and apple pastry puffs in the ratio of 7 : 6. After Titus's classmates ate an equal number of the two types of pastry puffs, there were 35% fewer apple than custard pastry puffs. In the end, there were 165 pastry puffs left. How many pastry puffs of each type were eaten?
Level 3
Betty had an equal number of $2 and $10 notes. After spending 43 pieces of $10 and 19 pieces of $2 notes, the ratio of the $2 notes to $10 notes left was 5 : 1. Find the value of the notes left.
Level 3
Fiona had an equal number of $5 and $10 notes. After spending 40 pieces of $10 and 16 pieces of $5 notes, the ratio of the $5 notes to $10 notes left was 4 : 1. Find the value of the notes at first.
Level 3
At first, Xandy, Yoko and Zach had some sweets in the ratio 5 : 3 : 4 respectively. Xandy had 190 sweets. Then he gave all his sweets to Yoko and Zach. After receiving the sweets from Xandy, Yoko and Zach had the same number of sweets. How many sweets did Yoko receive from Xandy?
Level 3
Container A and Container B had some liquid in the ratio 7 : 5. After 48 litres of liquid was transferred from A to B, the amount of liquid in Container B became 3 times as much as in Container A. How much liquid were there in the two tanks in all?
Level 3
Amanda and Joe have some books in the ratio 3 : 7. Amanda has 72 less books than Joe. How many books must Joe give to Amanda so that they will have the same number of books?
