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216 P6.FR.TL.16010130

Level 3
The number of ten-cent coins in a jar was ¹₃ the number of fifty-cent coins. Zane took out 19 fifty-cent coins and exchanged them for ten-cent coins. Then he put the money back into the jar. The number of fifty-cent coins became ⁵₈ the number of ten-cent coins. How much money was there in the jar?

5 m

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217 P6.FR.TL.16010158

Level 3
Nick spent $716 on jackets and cardigans. The number of cardigans he bought was ¹₂ the number of jackets he bought. The cost of a cardigan was $11 more than the cost of a jacket. He paid $180 more on jackets than on cardigans. Find the cost of 8 jackets and 5 cardigans.

5 m

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Fraction to units Money More than or less than Sets

218 P6.FR.JC.17041001

Level 3
A shop owner paid a total of $520 for some shirts and some blouses. He paid $200 less for the shirts than the blouses. Each blouse cost $4 more than each shirt. The number of shirts he bought was ²₃ of the number of blouses bought.

How much did he pay for all the shirts?
How many shirts did he buy?

5 m

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Fraction to units Money More than or less than Sets

219 P6.FR.TL.16010144

Level 3
A train left the city with some passengers. At the first station, ¹₅ of the passengers alighted and 16 boarded the train. At the second train station, ¹₃ of the passengers alighted and 17 boarded the train. All 33 passengers alighted from the train at the final train station. How many passengers were there in the train when it left the city?

5 m

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Fraction to units Working backwards Units table Units & parts Substitution

220 P6.FR.TL.16010131

Level 3
Three girls, Isabelle, Zoe and Diana had a total of 1680 marbles. Some exchanges were made. First, Isabelle gave Zoe as many marbles as Zoe had. After that, Zoe gave ³₄ of whatever she had then to Diana. Finally, Diana gave ²₇ of whatever she had to Isabelle. As a result, they each had the same number of marbles. How many marbles did Isabelle have at first?

5 m

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