Level 3
Shan and Ella started off at the same spot and ran at average speeds round a 3-km circular path. Shan took 15 minutes to complete each round. Ella completed each round in 20 minutes.
  1. How far ahead of Ella would Shan be after 1 minute? Express the answer in metres.
  2. How long would it take Shan to meet Ella for the first time?
  3. How many rounds would Shan have completed by then?
4 m
Level 3
A construction worker welded 3 pipes of length 2 m 10 cm each together. This new pipe was only 35 of the length he needed. How long was the pipe he needed?
4 m
Level 3
There are an equal number of 20-cent coins and 50-cent coins in a box. The total value of the 50-cent coins is $2.10 more than the total value of the 20-cent coins. Find the number of 50-cent coins in the box.
4 m
Level 3
A car-wash machine takes 16 h to wash 1 car. Washing the car by hand takes 14 h longer than the car-wash machine.
  1. Find the time taken to wash 1 car by hand.
  2. Find the total time taken to wash 3 cars by hand. Leave your answer in hours and minutes.
4 m
Level 3
There is an equal number of 50-cent coins and 10-cent coins in a box. The total value of the 10-cent coins is $6.80 less than the total value of the 50-cent coins.
  1. Find the total number of coins in the box.
  2. Find the total value of the coins in the box.
4 m
Level 2
Isaac had a total of $10. There were 3 two-dollar notes and some fifty-cent coins. How many fifty-cent coins did he have?
2 m
Level 2
A ribbon is 3 m long. 15 cm of the ribbon was needed to tie a present. How much ribbon was left if Hannah used it to tie 5 similar presents?
2 m
Level 2
Samantha poured 3 similar bottles of water and 4 similar cups of water to fill a 3-litre tank to its brim. If the volume of each bottle of water is 720 mℓ, find the capacity of each cup.
2 m
Level 2
A pipe is 6 cm longer than a rod. Their total length is 1 m 40 cm. How long is the pipe?
2 m
Level 2
The capacity of a fish tank is 5 ℓ. 58 of the tank is filled with water. How much more water must be poured into the tank to fill it to its brim?
4 m