Level 2
Cody's gym class usually lasts 1 h 40 min. However, last Saturday, Cody's class lasted 29 min longer than usual. The class started 20 min late. As such, Cody's class ended at 7.52 p.m. instead of the usual time. What time does Cody's gym class usually start? (Leave your answer in 24-hour clock format.)
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Level 3
Freddie jog for 1 hour and 15 minutes. Then he took 40 minutes to walk home. He reached home at 8.00 a.m. At what time did Freddie start jogging?
4 m
Level 2
Sarah read 4 books in 3 h 18 min. She took the same amount of time to read each of the first 3 books. She took 54 min longer to read the fourth book than each of the first 3 books. She finished reading all the books at 19 28. What time did she start reading the fourth book?
4 m
Level 3
The time in New Zealand is 4 hours ahead of the time in Singapore. When it is 10 00 in Singapore, it is 14 00 in New Zealand. Kathy went to New Zealand for a work trip. She would be taking a flight from New Zealand at 06 40 to come back to Singapore. The flight duration is 9 h 55 min. At what time would Kathy reach Singapore?
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Level 3
A car uses 9 litres of petrol for every 50 km it travels at an average driving speed is 80 km/h. It uses 6 litres of petrol for every 70 km it travels when it average driving speed is 60 km/h. How much petrol will the car consume use for a journey which lasts 12 h if it travels at 80 km/h for 5 h and 60 km/h for the rest of the journey?
4 m
Level 3
Nick placed three empty containers side by side. The smallest container has a crack at the bottom of its side and the base area of each container is 18 cm2. After he turned on the faucet for 68 minutes, the height of the water in the smallest container became 8 cm although 0.8 mℓ of water is leaking out of the crack per minute. Find the rate of flow of water from the faucet. Give the answer in mℓ/min.
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Level 3 PSLE
The photocopying rates of two machines A and B are as shown. Both machines were use to make a copy of a set of notes which had been divided into teacher set and student set. Machine A took 7 minutes is to photocopy teacher set and Machine B took 9 minutes to photocopy student set.
  1. How many pages were there altogether in the set of notes?
  2. Another copy of the same set of notes was made using Machine B only. How many minutes did Machine B take?
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Level 3
When both printers U and V are used, a collection of books can be printed in 3 hours. While printing, Printer U broke down. As a result, it took 113 hours to complete printing. If it would take Printer V 4 hours to print the collection alone,
  1. how long would it take to print the collection of books using only Printer U? Express your answer in hours.
  2. how long was Printer U used before it broke down? Express your answer in hours.
4 m
Level 3
If Albert and Marvin work together, they can complete a job in 14 days. If Albert and Marvin worked together for 7 days, followed by Marvin who worked alone for the next 21 days, they can finish off the job.
  1. How long can Marvin finish the work alone? Express the answer in days.
  2. How long can Albert finish the work alone? Express the answer in days.
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?
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