Level 3
Christine spent 17 of her money on magazines and 27 of her money on a present.
If she was left with $27,
  1. what fraction of her money was not spent?
  2. how much money did she have at first?
4 m
Level 3
At a book shop, Alice paid $22 for 5 items: 2 books and 3 pens. 1 book cost $6 more than 1 pen. How much did 1 book cost?
3 m
Level 3
A tennis racket costs 3 times as much as a basketball. 1 tennis racket and 4 such basketballs cost $287.35. How much does the tennis racket cost?
4 m
Level 3
Mom pays a certain amount of money for a blanket and $26 for a pillow. The blanket costs thrice as much as the pillow. How much does the blanket cost?
3 m
Level 3
Winnie and Neave went shopping with a total of $44. After Winnie spent 13 of her money and Neave spent 34 of his money, they each had an equal amount of money left. How much money did they spend altogether?
4 m
Level 3
The cost of 3 novels and 4 magazines is $34. Each magazine costs 23 as much as a novel. How much does a novel cost?
4 m
Level 3
Julie went to the grocer with 5 pieces of $2-notes. She bought 3 starfruits and 4 persimmons. Each starfruit cost 50¢. Each persimmon cost 70¢. How much money had she left?
4 m
Level 3
Brenda spent $32 on some books and 47 of her original sum of money on some stationery. If Brenda had $4 left, how much money did she have at first?
4 m
Level 2
Josie bought a skirt. She gave the cashier 3 five-dollar notes and 4 one-dollar coins. How much did the skirt cost?
3 m
Level 3
At first, George, Paul and David had the same amount of money. After David spent some of his money, George spent 38 of his money and Paul spent 35 of his money, George had $198 more than Paul. In the end, the total amount of money the three boys had left was $946. How much money did David spend?
4 m
Level 3
Ivan paid $13.90 for 5 persimmons and a durian. The durian cost $6.10 more than each persimmon. How much did he pay for the durian?
4 m
Level 3
Dina spent 60% of her money on a number of pens. She spent 25% of the remaining money on a few highlighters and 50% of what was left on a number of sketchbooks.
  1. What fraction of her money was left?
  2. Given that the pens cost $36 more than the sketchbooks, find the sum of money Dina had at first.
5 m
Level 3
Ivan and Ryan earned the same amount each month. Ivan saved 34 of his pay and Ryan saved 25 of his pay. Ivan saved $160 more than Ryan in a month. How much did Ryan save in a month?
4 m
Level 3
Mrs Toh spent a total of $169.70 on a coat and 7 identical blouses. A coat costs $7.90 less than a blouse. How much did she pay for a blouse?
4 m
Level 3
A piece of lace is 5 m long. April cuts 35 of the lace to tie a curtain. She then divides the remaining lace into 2 pieces; one piece is twice as long as the other. What is the length of the longer piece in metres?
4 m
Level 3
Fred, Vaidev, Ryan and George went shopping with a total of $618. After shopping, they had a total of $88 left. Vaidev spent $100. The amount Ryan spent was 23 the amount spent by Fred. The total amount spent by Fred and Vaidev was $204 less than the total amount spent by Ryan and George. How much did Fred and George spend altogether?
4 m
Level 3
The cost of 2 chikoos and 4 peaches is $16.20. One chikoo cost $0.30 less than one peach. What is the cost of 2 peaches?
4 m
Level 3
The figure shows a square plot of land that Mr Tan has. The perimeter of the square plot of land is 120 m. He wants to fence up the rectangular shaded area to grow vegetables. The price of fencing 1 m of land is $28. How much does Mr Lim need to pay for fencing the land?
4 m
Level 3
There are a total of 260 pieces of 10-cent coins, 20-cent coins and 50-cent coins in Joey's piggy bank. 25 of these coins are 10-cent coins. The number of 50-cent coins is thrice the number of 20-cent coins.
  1. How many 50-cent coins are there?
  2. What is the total value of the 50-cent coins in Joey's piggy bank?
4 m
Level 3
Dylan bought 5 files and 2 pencils. Each file cost $1.10. A pencil cost $1.60 more than a file. How much did he pay for these items?
4 m