Level 3
The area of the triangle to the area of the rectangle in the figure is in the ratio 3 : 2. After the shaded rectangle of length 8 cm is removed from the figure, the ratio of the remaining area of the triangle to the remaining area of the rectangle is 5 : 3. Given that the area of the triangle is 32 cm2 more than the area of the rectangle, find the width of the shaded rectangle that is being removed.
4 m
Level 3
Ryan owned two shops selling milk tea. Shop A earned 40% more money than Shop B on Monday. On Tuesday, Shop A lost $110 while Shop B earned another $150. In the end, Shop B contributed to 58 of the total earnings of the two shops over the two days operation. How much did Shop A earn over the two days?
4 m
Level 2
Janice mistakenly multiplied 27 by 100 instead of multiplying a given number by 100. If the result was 4500 less than the correct answer, what was the given number?
2 m
Level 3
Simon has some black and red balls. The total mass of all his balls is 242 g. He has 5 more red balls than black balls. The average mass of the black balls is 6 g. The average mass of the red balls is 10 g. How many balls does Simon have altogether?
3 m
Level 3
Kylie bought some Geography books at $17 each. She also bought an equal number of History books at a different price. The average price of one Geography and one History book was $10. Kylie paid $70 more for the Geography books than the History books.
  1. What was the cost of one History book?
  2. How many Geography books did Kylie buy?
3 m