Level 3
A fruit vendor ordered some fruits. 35% of the fruits he ordered were apples and the rest were oranges. Each apple cost $1.20 and each orange cost 50% more than each apple. The vendor paid a total of $636.
  1. Find the total cost of the apples.
  2. How many oranges did he order?
3 m
Level 3
Olivia has 60% as many erasers as Penny. Penny has 180% as many erasers as Kate. If Penny gives 30 erasers to Kate, both will then have an equal number of erasers. Find the average number of erasers the three of them have.
3 m
Level 2
A group of 5 pupils scores an average of 83 marks in a test. When a new pupil joins the group, their average score decreases to 79 marks. How many marks does the new pupil score?
2 m
Level 3
Queenie and Violet collect pens. Queenie gave 50% of her pens to Violet and as a result, Violet's pens increased by 40%. If Queenie has 84 pens left, find the number of pens Violet must give to Queenie in the end so that they have equal number of pens.
3 m
Level 2
The average height of six students is 125 cm. If the average height of five students is 120 cm, find the height of the sixth pupil.
2 m
Level 3
There were some pencils in Box A and Box B. After Carl transferred 34 of the pencils from Box A to Box B, the ratio of the number of pencils in Box A to that in Box B changed to 2 : 9. Find the ratio of the numbers of pencils in Box A to the number of pencils in Box B at first.
3 m
Level 3
Jolene and Katie shared some necklaces. Jolene's share was 45% of Katie's share. She then increased her share of the necklaces by taking 20% of Katie's share. Given that Jolene had 18 fewer necklaces than Katie in the end, how many necklaces did the girls have altogether?
3 m
Level 3 PSLE
Linda had a collection of stamps from South Africa, Finland and Jamaica. She had 124 stamps from South Africa. 30% of her stamps were from Finland. She had 12 fewer stamps from Jamaica than from Finland.
  1. What was the total number of stamps in Linda's collection?
  2. Linda's aunt gave her some stamps from Finland. Her total collection increased by 25%. What percentage of her collection was from Finland after that?
3 m
Level 3
Vincent always saves 30% of his monthly salary. His salary for December was 40% less than that for November. His savings for December decreased by $138 as a result. What was his salary in November?
3 m
Level 3
This figure is not drawn to scale. It is made up of 3 squares. The ratio of the area of the smallest square to the largest square is 2 : 9 while the shaded area is 37 of the unshaded area. What is the ratio of the shaded area to the area of the smallest square?
3 m