Level 3
At the school's annual band concert, 40% of the students were from upper primary and the rest were from lower primary. The entrance fee to the concert for each upper primary student and each lower primary student was $8 and $6 respectively. The total entrance fees collected for all the tickets was $5440. How many students were at the concert?
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
Olivia has 60% as many erasers as Penny. Penny has 180% as many erasers as Kate. If Penny gives 30 erasers to Kate, both will then have an equal number of erasers. Find the average number of erasers the three of them have.
Level 3
Queenie and Violet collect pens. Queenie gave 50% of her pens to Violet and as a result, Violet's pens increased by 40%. If Queenie has 84 pens left, find the number of pens Violet must give to Queenie in the end so that they have equal number of pens.
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
Vincent always saves 30% of his monthly salary. His salary for December was 40% less than that for November. His savings for December decreased by $138 as a result. What was his salary in November?
Level 3
Diana baked curry, sardine and chicken buns. She baked 60 curry buns. 20% of her buns were chicken. She baked 12 more sardine buns than chicken buns. How many curry buns and sardine buns did Diana bake altogether?
Level 2
45% of Julia's allowance is equal to 8313% of Leonard's allowance. If Julia's allowance is $92 more than Leonard's, find their combined allowances.
Level 3
The ratio of Henry's total points to that of Vincent's in a mock test was 6 : 7. In the next mock test, Henry's points increased by 70%. By what percentage must Vincent's points be increased if their total points were to be the same? Round off the answer to the nearest whole number.
Level 3 PSLE
In a school, 60% of the members in the Art Club and 70% of the members in the IT Club are boys. Both clubs have the same number of girls. The Art Club has 15 less boys than the IT Club. How many members are there in the IT Club?
Level 3
At a theme park, there were 60% as many boys as girls and 30% more adults than boys. Given that there were 90 more adults than boys at the theme park, how many children were there altogether?
Level 3
Isabelle has 40% as many beads as Violet and 80% less beads than Sarah. If they have a total of 102 beads, how many beads do Isabelle and Sarah have?
Level 3
The number of lemons a fruit seller bought in December was 30% more than in November. In January, he bought 50% less lemons than in December. If there were 3577 more lemons in November than January, how many lemons did the fruit seller buy in November?
Level 3
In an office tower of 600 workers, 35% of the staff is the same as 70% of the number of visitors. How many less visitors than staff are there in the office tower?
Level 3
Some adult passengers are on a coach. If 25 tourists alight from the coach, the percentage of locals will increase from 15% to 40%. How many passengers are there in the coach?
Level 3
In a box, there are some mangosteens and lemons. If 80 more lemons are put into the box, the percentage of mangosteens will decrease from 70% to 30%. How many mangosteens are there in the box?
Level 3
A store owner had 505 kg of fresh honeydews. The honeydews contained 60% water when fresh. One week later, there was only 50% water left in the honeydews. What was the mass of the honeydews one week later?
Level 3
A tank with a square base area of 121 cm2 is 60% filled with water. If 4 pails of water are poured into the tank, 756 cm3 of water would overflow. If 3 pails of water are poured into the tank, 128 cm3 of water would overflow. What is the height of the tank ? Give the answer to one decimal place.
Level 3
Ethan and Ian share a sum of money. Ethan receives $2400. If Ethan gets $105 less, the amount of money Ian gets will increase by 35%. Find the sum of money that the boys share.
