Level 3
The figure, not drawn to scale, on the right shows 2 rectangles overlapping each other. The ratio of the shaded area to the area of Rectangle X is 4 : 9. The ratio of the shaded area to the area of Rectangle Y is 3 : 6. Find the ratio of the unshaded area to the total area of the figure.
3 m
Level 3
Fred's father is 7 times as old as his son. His father will be 35 years old in 7 years' time. In how many years' time will Fred be 60% that of his father?
4 m
Level 3
Yvonne will be 36 years old in 3 years' time. Now, Tina's age is 23 of Yvonne's age. What was Tina's age when she was 4 years less than 80% of Yvonne's age?
4 m
Level 3
Rael's age is 25 of his granduncle's. His granduncle will be 63 years old in 8 years' time. In how many years' time will Rael's age be 23 that of his granduncle's?
3 m
Level 3
The average number of mangosteens in Carton C, Carton D and Carton E is 24 and it is 8 more than the average number of papayas in the 3 cartons. 16 of the papayas are in Carton C and the papayas in Carton C is 80% of the number of papayas in Carton D. If each carton has the same number of fruits, what percentage of the fruits in Carton E are mangosteens?
5 m
Level 2
When Mr Vincent is 34 years old, his nephew is 11 years old. In how many years will he be 2 times as old as his nephew?
2 m
Level 2
Last year, Ben was 4 times as old as his son, Fred. This year, their total age is 52 years old. How old will Ben be when he is 3 times as old as Fred?
2 m
Level 2
Asher had 5 times as many buttons as Carl at first. Then each of them bought an equal number of new buttons. In the end, Carl had 42 buttons and Asher had 3 times as many buttons as Carl. How many buttons did both of them buy altogether?
2 m
Level 2
Mark is 14 years old. His uncle is 42 years older than him. In how many years will Mark's uncle be 3 times as old as Mark?
2 m
Level 3
When Mrs Yang was 45 years old, her son was 2 times her daughter's age. Mrs Yang would be twice her son's age when her daughter was 30 years old. How old would Mrs Yang be when her daughter was 18 years old?
4 m