Level 3
A box containing 60 folders had a mass of 5.01 kg. A box containing 25 post-it-pads has a mass of 6.21 kg. The mass of each post-it-pad was thrice that of each folder. Find the mass of the empty box in grams.
4 m
Level 3
When an ice box is packed with 25 identical bottles of soda, it has a mass of 18.4 kg. When the ice box is packed with 30 identical packets of milo, it has a mass of 7.5 kg. A bottle of soda weighs 470 g more than a packet of milo. What is the mass of the empty ice box in kg?
4 m
Level 3
Penelope spent 18 of her money and an additional $21 on a sweater. She spent $9 less than 38 of the remainder on a shirt. She then spent $1 less than 12 of what was left on 4 pairs of jeans. She had $23 left in the end. How much did she spend altogether?
4 m
Level 3
Pauline bought 200 blue and red balloons for a party. The number of red balloons was 35 times as many as the number of blue balloons. Pauline used 13 times as many red balloons as blue balloons and was left with twice as many red balloons as blue balloons. How many balloons did Pauline have in the end?
5 m
Level 3
Miki, Natalie and Ollie each had some beads and decided to play a game with their beads. In round 1, Miki lost 12 of her beads to Natalie. In round 2, Natalie lost 12 of her total number of beads to Ollie. In round 3, Ollie lost 12 of her total number of beads to Miki. In the end, Miki, Natalie and Ollie had 124, 88 and 68 beads respectively. How many beads did Natalie have at first?
5 m