Level 3
During Christmas, Vincent's candle and Ethan's candle were placed on an altar. Vincent's candle was 3 cm longer than Ethan's candle. Vincent's candle and Ethan's candle were lit at 5:30 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. respectively. They burnt down to the same height at 10:30pm. At 1:30 a.m., Ethan's candle was burnt out while Vincent's candle was burnt out at 3:30 a.m. Find the original heights of Vincent's candle and Ethan's candle.
4 m
Level 3
At a fun fair, there were 3 times as many males as females. 59 of the males were boys and the rest were men. 23 of the females were women and the rest were girls. Given that there were 104 more boys than girls, how many children were there altogether?
4 m
Level 3
If Joey and Vic work together on a project, they will complete it in 4 days. If Vic were to work with Richard on the same project, they will take a day longer. If Richard and Teddy work together, they will take 100% more time than Joey and Vic. If Joey and Teddy were to work together, how many more days will they take to complete the project compared to Vic and Richard working together?
4 m
Level 3
12 of the pupils in a school were girls and the rest were boys. 25 of the girls and 23 of the boys took part in a school event. 364 pupils did not take part. How many more girls were needed to take part in the school event so that it would be equal to the same number of boys who took part in the event?
4 m
Level 3 PSLE
Three boys, Az, Ben and Ix had the same number of notes. Az and Ben each had of mix of $10-notes and $2-notes. Az had 7 $2-notes while Ben had 13 $2-notes. Ix had only $10-notes.
  1. Of the three boys, who had the most money?
  2. What was the difference in the total value of Az and Ben's notes?
  3. Ben used all his $10-notes to buy a present. He then had $164 less in notes than Ix. How many $10-notes did Ix have?
5 m