Level 3
The average height of some boys is 145 cm. When 3 girls, with a total height of 393 cm, are included, the average height if the children becomes 142 cm. How many children are there altogether?
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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
Level 3
The average mass of a group of girls is 45 kg. If one more girl who weighs 75 kg joins the group, the new average mass of the group will become 48 kg. Find the total number of girls in the group.
3 m
Level 3
The average number of pages Joan read in a certain number of days was 15. In the next four days, Joan read another 88 pages. As a result, the average number of pages she read increased to 17. How many days did Joan read in total?
3 m
Level 3
The average test score of a class was 60 marks. After two students who scored an average marks of 96 marks transferred out of the class, the average score of the remaining students became 58 marks. How many students were there in the class at first?
3 m
Level 3
The average amount of money collected by a group of students at a flag day event was $125. When another 15 students turned up to help, the total amount donated increased by $1275 and the average amount of money collected became $113. How many students were there in the group at first?
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Level 3
The average test score of a group of pupils was 57 marks. After 4 pupils who scored an average of 69 marks joined the group, the average score of all the pupils became 61 marks. How many pupils were there in the group at first?
3 m
Level 3
The average test score of a group of students was 71 marks. After five students who scored an average of 79 marks left the group, the average score of the group became 69 marks. How many students were there at first?
3 m
Level 3
In a class, 9 girls jumped an average of 1.37 m for their standing broad jump in their fitness test. The boys in the same class jumped an average of 1.65 m in the same test. The total average of the whole class was 1.56 m. How many boys were there?
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