Level 3
A fruit vendor ordered some fruits. 35% of the fruits he ordered were apples and the rest were oranges. Each apple cost $1.20 and each orange cost 50% more than each apple. The vendor paid a total of $636.
Level 3
Jolene and Katie shared some necklaces. Jolene's share was 45% of Katie's share. She then increased her share of the necklaces by taking 20% of Katie's share. Given that Jolene had 18 fewer necklaces than Katie in the end, how many necklaces did the girls have altogether?
Level 3
At a wedding function, the ratio of the number of men to the number of women was 13 : 5. If 35% of the women left, what percentage of the men must leave so that there will be an equal number of men and women remaining?
Level 3
There are 20% as many green beads as red beads in May's collection of beads. The number of purple beads is 30% fewer than the number of red beads. There are 330 more purple beads than green beads.
Find the total number of beads in the collection.
What percentage are the number of red beads as compared to the number of purple beads? Leave your answer as a mixed number in its simplest form.