Level 3
Nick spent $716 on jackets and cardigans. The number of cardigans he bought was 12 the number of jackets he bought. The cost of a cardigan was $11 more than the cost of a jacket. He paid $180 more on jackets than on cardigans. Find the cost of 8 jackets and 5 cardigans.
5 m
Level 3
A shop owner paid a total of $520 for some shirts and some blouses. He paid $200 less for the shirts than the blouses. Each blouse cost $4 more than each shirt. The number of shirts he bought was 23 of the number of blouses bought.
  1. How much did he pay for all the shirts?
  2. How many shirts did he buy?
5 m
Level 3
Xavier gave 111 of his stamps to Joe, 211 of his stamps to Jason and 311 of his stamps to Kim. He then had 20 stamps left. How many stamps had he at first?
4 m
Level 3
Xavier gave 112 of his stamps to Joe, 311 of his remaining stamps to Jason and 58 of the rest of his stamps to Kim. He then had 15 stamps left. How many stamps had he at first?
4 m
Level 3
27 of a bag of balls were green in colour. 25 of the remaining balls were blue in colour and the rest were red in colour. If there were 12 more red balls than green balls, how many balls were there in the bag altogether?
4 m
Level 3
A train left the city with some passengers. At the first station, 15 of the passengers alighted and 16 boarded the train. At the second train station, 13 of the passengers alighted and 17 boarded the train. All 33 passengers alighted from the train at the final train station. How many passengers were there in the train when it left the city?
5 m
Level 3
37 of the people at a gathering are men. 34 of the remainder are women and the rest are children. There are 600 more women than children. How many people are there at the gathering altogether?
4 m
Level 3
112 of the people in a theme park are boys. 111 of the remainder are girls and the rest are adults. There are 990 more adults than girls. How many people are there in the theme park altogether?
4 m
Level 3
Three girls, Isabelle, Zoe and Diana had a total of 1680 marbles. Some exchanges were made. First, Isabelle gave Zoe as many marbles as Zoe had. After that, Zoe gave 34 of whatever she had then to Diana. Finally, Diana gave 27 of whatever she had to Isabelle. As a result, they each had the same number of marbles. How many marbles did Isabelle have at first?
5 m
Level 3
A fruit-seller started the day with 360 oranges. He sold 49 of the oranges and gave 25 of the remainder away. He placed the rest into boxes of 30. How many boxes would he need?
4 m
Level 3
712 of the pupils in a school go to school by bus. 25 of the remaining pupils go to school by car and 13 of the rest cycle to school. The remaining pupils walk to school. The number of pupils who walk to school is 250 fewer than those who go to school by bus. What is the enrolment of the school?
4 m
Level 3
29 of the people in a concert hall are boys. 37 of the remaining people are girls. There are 72 women and 288 men. What fraction of the people at the concert hall are women?
4 m
Level 3
310 of the runners in a marathon are Chinese. 37 of the remaining runners are Indians, 14 of the rest of the runners are Malays, 30 are Eurasians and 21 are Japanese. How many more Chinese than Japanese runners are there?
4 m
Level 3
The figure is made up of a square and a rectangle. It has an overall perimeter of 74 cm. The breadth of the rectangle is 34 as long as the length of the square. Given that the length of the rectangle is 16 cm, find the area of the whole figure.
4 m
Level 3
At a party, 47 of the people who attended were adults. 56 of the remainder were boys and the rest were girls. If there were 140 more adults than girls, how many people attended the party?
4 m
Level 3
Rachel read 15 of a storybook on the first day, 38 of the remaining pages on the second day and the rest on the third day. If she read 48 more pages on the third day than on the first day, what is the total number of pages of the storybook altogether?
4 m
Level 3
Mrs Chan baked some cookies. She gave 35 of the cookies to her friend and 34 of the remainder to her brother. Given that she gave 15 less cookies to her brother than her friend. How many cookies did she bake at first?
4 m
Level 3
The figure not drawn to scale is made up of a square and a rectangle. It has an overall perimeter of 56 cm. The length of the square is 23 as long as the length of the rectangle. Given that the breadth of the rectangle is 5 cm, find the area of the whole figure.
4 m
Level 3
Sean drank 35 of the water in his water bottle. He accidentally spilled 14 of the remaining water. As a result, he had 90 millilitres of water left in his water bottle. How much water did Sean have at first? Give your answer in millilitres.
4 m
Level 3
A fruit-seller sold 23 of his fruits in the morning and 56 of his remaining fruits in the afternoon. If he had 30 fruits at the end of the day, find the total number of fruits he had at first.
4 m