Level 3
At first, Thomas had twice as many sweets as Xavier. After they each gave away 12 sweets, Thomas had 4 times as many sweets as Xavier. How many sweets did they have altogether at first?
Level 3
At first, Xavier had 12 sweets and Thomas had 4 times as many sweets as Xavier. After they each received an equal number of sweets from their teacher, Thomas had thrice as many sweets as Xavier. How many sweets did their teacher give to both of them altogether?
Level 3
Jeryl celebrates his birthday today. 12 years ago, he was thrice as old as his daughter while his wife was 24 years older than her. If his wife is 51 years old this year, how old was Jeryl last year?
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 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
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 Caden and Sean went shopping with the same amount of money. After Caden spent $100 and Sean spent $84, Sean had three times as much money left as Caden. How much money did each of them bring along for shopping?
Level 3 Cole and Tina shared some cards equally. After Tina bought 70 cards and Cole gave 117 cards away, they had 169 cards left. How many cards did each of them have at first?
Level 3 Rachel and Cindy had the same number of chocolate bars at first. After Rachel received another 37 chocolate bars and Cindy gave away 29 chocolate bars, Rachel had 4 times as many chocolate bars as Cindy. How many chocolate bars did each of them have at first?
