Level 3 PSLE
A crate filled with 35 mangosteens has a mass of 16.4 kg. The same crate when filled with 15 durians has a mass of 3.64 kg. The mass of 1 mangosteen is twice the mass of 1 durian. Find the mass of the crate when it is empty. Express the answer in g.
Level 3
Evelyn bought 50% more hair clips than Linda. Tammy bought 10% fewer hair clips than Evelyn. Evelyn and Linda gave Tammy some hair clips in the ratio 7 : 2. As a result, Tammy had twice as much hair clips as before. Given that Linda had 15 more hair clips than Evelyn in the end, how much hair clips did Evelyn give to Tammy?
Level 3
A briefcase with 5 magazines in it has a mass of 2.58 kg. When 6 more magazines and 22 guide books are added, the mass becomes 4.28 kg. Each magazine has a mass 2 times as much as each guide book. Find the mass of the briefcase when it is empty. Express the answer in kg.
Level 3
Mrs Lu had a total of 520 purple and yellow lilies in the ratio of 8 : 5. After she had given away 6 times as many purple lilies as yellow lilies, the number of purple and yellow lilies left was in the ratio of 10 : 9. How many more purple lilies than yellow lilies did she give away?
Level 3
A pen cost $1.50. A notebook cost $15.50 more than the pen. Clare spent $340 on such pens and notebooks. She bought twice as many pens as notebooks.
