Level 3
There are 184 paper clips in Box X. There are 4 times as many paper clips in Box Y as in Box X. How many paper clips must be transferred from Box Y to Box X so that there is an equal number of paper clips in each box?
4 m
Level 3
Tom had $82, Lincoln had $34 and Kim had twice the total amount of money Tom and Lincoln had. How much must Kim give to Tom and Lincoln so that each of them has an equal amount of money?
  1. Tom
  2. Lincoln
4 m
Level 3
Mandy and Leon shared 3160 stamps. After Mandy gave Leon 20 stamps, Mandy had 3 times as many stamps as Leon. How many stamps did Leon have at first?
4 m
Level 3
Sarah is 3 years old. Her father is 29 years old. How old will Sarah be when her father is three times her age?
4 m
Level 3
Mrs Lim is 42 years old and her son is 8 years old now. In how many years' time will Mrs Lim be twice as old as her son?
4 m
Level 1 PSLE
Some pens are only sold in packets of 5 pens. Each packet is sold at $8. Gary has $30. How many pens can he buy at most?
1 m
Level 3
Mother is 2 times as old as Juliet now. In 4 years' time, their total age will be 50 years old. How old is Juliet now?
4 m
Level 3
Colored pencils were shared equally amongst 6 students. Each of them received 12 colored pencils. 3 more students joined the class and the colored pencils were redistributed. How many colored pencils will each of them receive?
4 m
Level 3
A group of students took part in two tennis games. For the first game, there were 8 teams with 6 students each. 4 more students joined in after the first game. The students were then rearranged to form 4 teams for the second game. How many more students were there in each team in the second game than the first game?
4 m
Level 3
6 girls were playing a game with 48 seashells. Each girl got the same number of seashells. Later, 2 girl left and the seashells were redistributed equally among the girls. How many more seashells did each girl get now?
4 m
Level 3
8 boys were playing a game with 56 balls. Each boy got the same number of balls. Later, 6 boys joined them and the ball were redistributed equally among the boys. How many less balls did each boy get?
4 m
Level 3
Kenny had 960 i-phones and some i-pads in his shop. After selling 230 i-phones and buying another 170 i-pads, he had the same number of i-phones and i-pads. How many i-pads did Kenny have at first?
4 m
Level 3
A moment ago, there were a total of 1200 spectators at a football match. 346 of the male spectators and 458 of the female spectators left the stadium. Now there are thrice as many male as female spectators left in the stadium. How many more male than female spectators are there in the stadium now?
4 m
Level 3
Ben had three times as much money as Colin. After Ben spent $110 and Colin spent $30, they had the same amount of money left.
  1. How much did Colin have at first?
  2. How much had each of them left in the end?
4 m
Level 3
Luke and Sam had an equal number of lollipops at first. After Luke bought another 6 lollipops and Sam lost 9 lollipops, Luke had thrice as many lollipops as Sam. Find the number of lollipops each of them had at first.
4 m
Level 3
Min and Tina had an equal number of candies. After Min bought another 20 candies and Tina bought another 6 candies, Min had thrice as many candies as Tina. Find the number of candies each of them had at first.
4 m
Level 3
Lucy bought 15 oranges and 10 apples on Sunday. Each day, she eats 2 oranges and 1 apple. She starts eating her fruits on Monday.
  1. At the end of which day will there be an equal number of oranges and apples?
  2. How many more apples than oranges were there on Saturday?
4 m
Level 3
Some flower pots are placed along a street at equal distances. The distance between the 1st and the 4th flower pot is 18 m. The distance between the 1st and the last flower pot is 54 m. How many flower pots are there altogether?
4 m
Level 3
Some students are standing in a row an equal distance from one another. The distance between the 4th and the 9th student is 30 m. What is the distance between the 5th and the 16th student?
4 m
Level 3
Mrs Flynn uses a marker to divide a lace into 15 equal parts. Given that the lace is 300 cm long,
  1. how many markings were made?
  2. what is the length between any two markings?
  3. what is the distance between the 1st and 9th marking?
4 m