Level 3
The distance between Parryville Town and Queensland Town was 900 km apart. A car travelled at an average speed of 98 km/h from Parryville Town to Queensland Town. At the same time, a bus travelled at an average speed of 82 km/h from Queensland Town to Parryville Town. How much further did the car travel than the bus when the car met the bus on the way?
3 m
Level 3
At first, 13 of Container B was filled with water and Container C was empty. Then, both taps were turned on at the same time and water from both taps flowed at the same rate of 2.2 litres per minute. Both taps were turned off immediately when Container B was filled to the brim.
  1. How much water was there in Container B at first?
  2. How long did it take for the water from the tap to fill Container B to the brim?
  3. What fraction of Container C was filled with water in the end? Give your answer in the simplest form.
4 m
Level 3 PSLE
Esther and Margi took part in a cycling race. Esther cycled at a speed of 20 km/h. Both of them did not change their speed throughout the race. When Margi covered 12 the distance, Esther was 3.5 km in front of her. Esther reached the finishing line at 10.45 a.m. What time did Margi reach the finishing line?
3 m
Level 3
At 7 a.m., a black car and a green car left the office and travelled at average speeds in opposite directions round a 25-km route. The black car took 15 minutes to complete each round while the green car took 20 minutes.
  1. Find the speed of the black car.
  2. Find the speed of the green car.
  3. If the 2 cars travelled without any interval of rest, at what time would the 2 cars next meet again at the office?
3 m
Level 3
Vivian and Kyle started cycling at uniform speeds from the same place in opposite direction round an 800-m forest trail. Vivian took 40 seconds to complete each round while Kyle took 50 seconds.
  1. Find the distance covered per second by Vivian in m.
  2. Find the distance covered per second by Kyle in m.
  3. When the two cyclists next met again at the starting point, how far would Vivian have covered? Express the answer in km.
3 m
Level 3
Bus X and Bus Y left the same bus station at uniform speeds in the same direction round a 48-km circular route. Bus X took 45 minutes to complete each round while Bus Y took 30 minutes.
  1. How long would it take Bus Y to meet Bus Y for the first time? Express the answer in mixed number of hours.
  2. How far would Bus X be behind Bus Y after 12 hour?
3 m
Level 3
Helen and Jomarie started off from the same place and drove at uniform speeds in the same direction round a 40-km circular racing track. Helen completed each round in 40 minutes. Jomarie took 50 minutes to complete each round.
  1. How far would Jomarie be behind Helen after 1 hour?
  2. How long after they started would it take Helen to meet Jomarie for the first time?
3 m
Level 3
Jake spent 2 h 20 min on his Science Project. He spent another 45 min on his Computer project.
  1. How much time did he spend on both projects?
  2. How much longer did he spend on his Science project than his Computer project?
4 m
Level 3
Dora took 1 hr 30 min to make a kite. Jenny took 30 minutes less time than Dora while Divine took 20 min longer that Jenny to make a kite. How long did Divine take to make a kite? Express your answer in h and min.
4 m
Level 3
Jona took 2 h 45 min to drive from Town X to Town Y. She took another 1 h 35 min to drive to Town Z.
  1. How long did she take to drive from Town X to Town Z?
  2. How much longer did it take her to drive from Town X to Town Y, than from Town Y to Town Z?
4 m