Level 3
Ming Huat had 255 watermelons and 240 oranges at first. He used 35 of the watermelons and 34 of the oranges. He then bought some more oranges. In the end, 18 of the fruits he had left were watermelons. How many oranges did he buy?
3 m
Level 3
A shop had 30 violins and some guitars. During a sale. 13 of the violins and 15 of the guitars were sold. 64 guitars were left unsold.
  1. How many violins were sold?
  2. How many violins and guitars were sold altogether?
3 m
Level 3
A chef bought 250 eggs. He boiled 40 eggs and fried 69 of the remaining eggs. How many eggs had he left?
4 m
Level 3
A group of friends went for lunch together. After lunch, half of them went home. Among those who remained, 7 of them went shopping together while the rest went for a movie. For those who went for the movie, 4 of them went home after the movie and the remaining 5 of them decided to go for dinner. How many friends went for lunch together?
3 m
Level 3
Andy, Benjamin and Caleb had a total of 698 cards at first. After a week, the number of Andy's cards became 3 times the number of cards he had at first. The number of Benjamin's cards decreased by 138. Caleb had half as many cards as he had at first. In the end, the three boys had the same number of cards.
  1. How many cards did Caleb have at first?
  2. What was the total number of cards that the three boys had in the end?
5 m