Level 3
There are 3 containers, X, Y and Z that contain water with a total volume of 2050 mℓ. Given that Container X has 240 mℓ more water than Container Y and Container Z has 130 mℓ more than Container X, calculate the volume of water in Container X.
Level 3
Jack had $280 and Carl had $120 at first. Each of them bought an identical belt and an identical shirt from the same shop. The shirt cost 3 times as much as the belt. In the end, Jack had 3 times as much money as Carl. What was the cost of the belt?
Level 3
John spent 2 h 30 min to complete his Science and English assignments. He spent 30 min more on his Science assignment than his English assignment. How long did he take to complete his English assignment?
Level 3
7 boys were assigned to carry tables to the school hall. Each boy had to carry the same number of tables. As a boy was absent, each of the remaining boys had to carry 2 more tables. How many tables did the boys carry to the hall in all?
Level 3
At sunrise an ant began jumping up a 2-metre sand hill. Every hour, it was able to climb up 40 cm, but then slid back 30 cm due to the loose sand. How long did it take the ant to reach the top?
Level 3
There is 230 mℓ more water in Container B than in Container A. There is 305 mℓ less water in Container A than in Container C. The total amount of water in the three containers is 1495 mℓ.
How much more water is there in Container C than in Container B?
Level 2
There were 1168 more red marbles than green marbles in a box. Another 376 red marbles and 572 green marbles were put into the box. How many more red marbles than green marbles were there in the box?
Level 3
Farmer Lee packed a total of 146 apples and pears into 20 bags. Each bag contained either apples or pears. The apples were packed in bags of 6 and the pears were packed in bags of 8. How many apples were there?
Level 3
Aloysius and Song Kai had a total of 174 cards at first. After Aloysius bought 23 more cards and Song Kai gave away 17 cards, Aloysius now has the same number of cards as Song Kai. How many cards did Aloysius have at first?
Level 3
Three boys collected 220 stamps altogether. Jake collected 4 times as many stamps as Ken. Ben collected 35 stamps. How many stamps did Ken collect?
Level 3 Yesterday, Vaidev had 53 shortbreads and 37 croissants. This morning, he sold 25 shortbreads and bought some more croissants. Now he has thrice as many croissants as shortbreads. How many croissants did he buy today?
Level 3
There were twice as many children as boys and thrice as many girls as boys at a carnival. Given that there were a total of 360 children at the carnival, how many girls were at the carnival?
