Level 3
Johnson had some apples and oranges. The number of apples and oranges left were the same after Johnson sold 23 of the apples and 47 of the oranges. If he had 324 apples at first,
  1. How many apples were left?
  2. How many oranges did Johnson have at first?
4 m
Level 3
Esther had $350 more than Kevin. Esther spent 34 of her money and Kevin spent 47 of his money. In the end, Kevin and Esther had the same amount left. Find the amount of money that Kevin had at first.
4 m
Level 3
There were 8 apples more than pears in a fruit stall. 25 of the pears and 37 of the apples were sold. Given that there was an equal number of pears and apples left, how many pears were there in the fruit stall at first?
4 m
Level 3
Tricia had $24 more than Sally at first. Sally spent 58 of her money and Tricia spent 23 of her money. Given that they had equal amount that left, how much did Sally have at first?
4 m
Level 3
At the graduation ceremony, there were 30 less boys than girls. After 35 of the boys and 58 of the girls had left the hall for recess, there was an equal number of boys and girls that remained behind. Find the number of boys who were present at the graduation ceremony at first.
4 m
Level 3
Sabrina and Pamela had a total of $220 at first. After Sabrina spent 35 of her money and Pamela spent 23 of her money, they had the same amount of money left.
  1. How much money did Sabrina have at first?
  2. Pamela has the same number of $2-notes and $10-notes at first. How many $10-notes did she have at first?
4 m
Level 3
Alice, Rita and Min have 420 beads altogether. After Rita gave Min 50 beads and Min gave Alice 10 beads, they all have equal number of beads.
  1. How many beads did each girl have in the end?
  2. How many beads did Min have at first?
4 m
Level 2
Lee has 99 sweets and Sam has 11 sweets. How many sweets must Lee give Sam so that they will have an equal number of sweets each?
4 m
Level 3
Melvin had 435 stamps and Julia had 389 stamps. After Melvin gave Julia some stamps, both of them have the same number of stamps. How many stamps did Melvin give Julia?
4 m
Level 3
Samuel has 154 cards. Harish has twice as many cards as Samuel. How many cards must Harish give Samuel so that both of them will have the same number of cards?
4 m
Level 3
Linda and Tiffany have 150 marbles altogether. Tiffany has twice as many marbles as Linda. How many marbles must Tiffany give to Linda so that they have the same number of marbles?
4 m
Level 3
John had thrice as much money as Melissa. After John had given Melissa $140, they had an equal amount of money left. How much money did each of them have at first?
  1. Melissa
  2. John
4 m
Level 3
Liam and Cole have a total of $248. If Liam gives Cole $25, they will each have an equal amount of money. How much money has each of them at first?
  1. Liam
  2. Cole
4 m
Level 3
Aloysius and Song Kai had a total of 174 cards at first. After Aloysius bought 23 more cards and Song Kai gave away 17 cards, Aloysius now has the same number of cards as Song Kai. How many cards did Aloysius have at first?
4 m
Level 3
The number of lemons is 5 times as many as the number of durians. After buying another 23 lemons and 111 durians, the number of lemons is the same as the number of durians. What is the number of lemons at first?
4 m
Level 3
Andy had 4 times as many books as Sean . After Andy and Sean donated 107 books and 20 books away respectively, they were left with an equal number of books. How many books did Andy have at first?
4 m
Level 3
Abi had 4 times as much money as Joelle. After Abi and Joelle spent $62 and $8 respectively, they were left with an equal amount of money. How much money did Abi have at first?
4 m
Level 3
Melissa and Joyce went on a tour together. Melissa brought twice as much money as Joyce. After Melissa had spent $800 and Joyce had spent $240, they had an equal amount of money left. How much money did each of them have at first?
  1. Joyce
  2. Melissa
4 m
Level 3
Asher had 4 times as many blue files as pink files. After giving away 10 blue files and buying another 17 pink files, he had an equal number of blue and pink files. How many blue files did Asher have at first?
4 m
Level 3
There were thrice as many boys as girls in a gathering. After 12 boys had left the party and another 20 girls had joined the party, there was an equal number of boys and girls in the end. Find the number of boys at first.
4 m