Level 3
Mrs Lu had a total of 520 purple and yellow lilies in the ratio of 8 : 5. After she had given away 6 times as many purple lilies as yellow lilies, the number of purple and yellow lilies left was in the ratio of 10 : 9. How many more purple lilies than yellow lilies did she give away?
5 m
Level 3
A briefcase with 5 magazines in it has a mass of 2.58 kg. When 6 more magazines and 22 guide books are added, the mass becomes 4.28 kg. Each magazine has a mass 2 times as much as each guide book. Find the mass of the briefcase when it is empty. Express the answer in kg.
5 m
Level 3
Oscar bought some mangosteens and coconuts in the ratio of 2 : 5 respectively. The cost of a mangosteen was $1.50 more than the cost of a coconut. He spent a total of $81 buying the mangosteens and coconuts. The total cost of the coconuts was $9 more than the total cost of the mangosteens. How much did 1 mangosteen cost?
5 m
Level 3 PSLE
Annie and Bindy made some butter muffins and raisin muffins. Annie made 33 more butter muffins than raisin muffins. Bindy made 65 more raisin muffins than butter muffins. The total number of butter muffins made up 42% of the total number of muffins they made. How many raisin muffins did they make altogether?
4 m
Level 3 PSLE
One copier took 60 minutes while another took 100 minutes to print the same number of leaflets. The faster copier printed 6 more leaflets per minute than the slower one.
  1. The slower copier completed the job at 2.00 p.m. At what time was the printing started?
  2. What was the total number of leaflets printed by the two copiers?
4 m
Level 3
During Christmas, Vincent's candle and Ethan's candle were placed on an altar. Vincent's candle was 3 cm longer than Ethan's candle. Vincent's candle and Ethan's candle were lit at 5:30 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. respectively. They burnt down to the same height at 10:30pm. At 1:30 a.m., Ethan's candle was burnt out while Vincent's candle was burnt out at 3:30 a.m. Find the original heights of Vincent's candle and Ethan's candle.
4 m
Level 3
At a fun fair, there were 3 times as many males as females. 59 of the males were boys and the rest were men. 23 of the females were women and the rest were girls. Given that there were 104 more boys than girls, how many children were there altogether?
4 m
Level 3
If Joey and Vic work together on a project, they will complete it in 4 days. If Vic were to work with Richard on the same project, they will take a day longer. If Richard and Teddy work together, they will take 100% more time than Joey and Vic. If Joey and Teddy were to work together, how many more days will they take to complete the project compared to Vic and Richard working together?
4 m
Level 3
12 of the pupils in a school were girls and the rest were boys. 25 of the girls and 23 of the boys took part in a school event. 364 pupils did not take part. How many more girls were needed to take part in the school event so that it would be equal to the same number of boys who took part in the event?
4 m
Level 3 PSLE
Three boys, Az, Ben and Ix had the same number of notes. Az and Ben each had of mix of $10-notes and $2-notes. Az had 7 $2-notes while Ben had 13 $2-notes. Ix had only $10-notes.
  1. Of the three boys, who had the most money?
  2. What was the difference in the total value of Az and Ben's notes?
  3. Ben used all his $10-notes to buy a present. He then had $164 less in notes than Ix. How many $10-notes did Ix have?
5 m