Level 3
One eating house bought 168 kg of beef and mutton. 13 of the beef and 45 of the mutton were sold. The amount of mutton sold was 12 kg more than the amount of beef sold.
  1. How much mutton did the eating house buy?
  2. How much beef did the eating house buy?
4 m
Level 3
Eric had an equal number of cream scones, strawberry scones and vanilla scones. After he ate 28 cream scones, some strawberry scones and vanilla scones, there were 55 scones left. The number of strawberry scones he ate was thrice the number of vanilla scones he ate. The number of strawberry scones left was 22 more than the number of cream scones left. How many cream scones were there at first?
4 m
Level 3
Penelope was packing her spoons, plates and bowls to be moved to her new shop. She packed 65 more spoons than plates, and 22 more bowls than spoons. While moving 35 of her spoons and 110 of the plates were broken. The remaining 389 items were not broken. How many bowls did she have?
4 m
Level 3
There was an equal number of mangoes and pineapples. On Monday, some mangoes were added, such that the number of mangoes increased by 80%. On Tuesday, the number of mangoes further increased by 50% and the number of pineapples decreased by 20%. There were 38 more mangoes than pineapples in the end. How many mangoes and pineapples were there altogether at first?
5 m
Level 3
At first, the ratio of the number of boys to the number of girls at a school playground was 2 : 5. When 48 girls and some boys entered the playground, the number of girls increased by 12% and the total number of children at the playground increased by 20%.
  1. How many boys were there at first?
  2. What percentage of the children at the playground were boys in the end? Express your answer as a mixed number.
5 m
Level 3
Betty had a total of 39 pieces of $2 and $100 notes at first. She spent 25 of the number of $2 notes and received another 9 pieces of $100 notes from her mother. After that, the number of $100 notes she had was 12 of the remaining notes. How much money did Betty have at first?
5 m
Level 3
Henry and Peter had $690. Henry spent 49 of his money on a television. Peter spent 14 of his money on a stereo system. The television cost $140 more than the stereo system. How much money had Henry left?
5 m
Level 3
The number of ten-cent coins in a jar was 13 the number of fifty-cent coins. Zane took out 19 fifty-cent coins and exchanged them for ten-cent coins. Then he put the money back into the jar. The number of fifty-cent coins became 58 the number of ten-cent coins. How much money was there in the jar?
5 m
Level 3
There were 801 students at a cinema at first. After 27 of the girls and 12 of the boys left, there were still 103 more boys than girls at the cinema. How many boys were there at first?
5 m
Level 3
Richard and Tina had a total of 440 charity tickets. Richard sold 13 of his tickets and Tina sold 25 of hers. They sold an equal number of tickets each. How many tickets did Richard have at first?
4 m