Level 3
A briefcase with 5 magazines in it has a mass of 2.58 kg. When 6 more magazines and 22 guide books are added, the mass becomes 4.28 kg. Each magazine has a mass 2 times as much as each guide book. Find the mass of the briefcase when it is empty. Express the answer in kg.
5 m
Level 3
Three cartons, W, X and Y contained a certain number of pens. Carton Y contained 27 as many pens as W and X combined. There were 98 more pens in Carton W than in Carton Y. Carton X contained 127 more pens than Carton Y. How many pens were in Carton X?
4 m
Level 3
Oscar bought some mangosteens and coconuts in the ratio of 2 : 5 respectively. The cost of a mangosteen was $1.50 more than the cost of a coconut. He spent a total of $81 buying the mangosteens and coconuts. The total cost of the coconuts was $9 more than the total cost of the mangosteens. How much did 1 mangosteen cost?
5 m
Level 3 PSLE
Annie and Bindy made some butter muffins and raisin muffins. Annie made 33 more butter muffins than raisin muffins. Bindy made 65 more raisin muffins than butter muffins. The total number of butter muffins made up 42% of the total number of muffins they made. How many raisin muffins did they make altogether?
4 m
Level 3 PSLE
One copier took 60 minutes while another took 100 minutes to print the same number of leaflets. The faster copier printed 6 more leaflets per minute than the slower one.
  1. The slower copier completed the job at 2.00 p.m. At what time was the printing started?
  2. What was the total number of leaflets printed by the two copiers?
4 m