Level 3
The figure, not drawn to scale, shows an empty tank measuring 20 cm by 15 cm by 15 cm. Water flows from Tap A at a rate of 300 mℓ per minute and from Tap B at a rate of 180 mℓ per minute. Tower X and Tower Y have a base area of 20 cm2 and 30 cm2 respectively. Water is drained out of the container at a rate of 130 mℓ per minute. Find the height of the water level after 13 minutes.
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Level 3
A rectangular tank measuring 120 cm by 50 cm by 100 cm is 50% filled with water. 10 identical pails of water that are completely filled are then scooped out from it. The water level drops to 45 cm. The remaining amount of water in the tank is later poured into a container that contains 40 litres of water. The water is then drained out through a tap found at the bottom of the container at 10 litres per minute.
  1. What is the capacity of each pail?
  2. How long did it take to drain the water from the container completely? Answer in terms of minutes.
5 m
Level 3
There are a total of 260 pieces of 10-cent coins, 20-cent coins and 50-cent coins in Joey's piggy bank. 25 of these coins are 10-cent coins. The number of 50-cent coins is thrice the number of 20-cent coins.
  1. How many 50-cent coins are there?
  2. What is the total value of the 50-cent coins in Joey's piggy bank?
4 m
Level 3
The figure shows 2 tanks, Tank X and Tank Y. Tank X is completely empty while Tank Y is filled with water to the brim. Water from Tap A flows in at a rate of 1.2 litres per minute while water drains from Tap B at a rate of 0.72 litres per minute. Both taps are turned on at the same time. After some time, the heights of the water level in both tanks became the same.
  1. Find the time taken for the heights of the water level to be the same in both tanks.
  2. Find the height of the water level at that point of time.
5 m
Level 3
Caden bought 4 staplers and 3 notebooks for $42. One stapler cost 8 times as much as one notebook. Find the total cost of 2 staplers and 8 notebooks.
4 m
Level 3
A tank containing some water and 7 identical stones has a mass of 1 kg 235 g. When the 7 stones were taken out, the mass of the tank of water became 759 g. Find the mass of each stone. (Give the answer in grams.)
4 m
Level 3
Andy and Luke took part in a 24-km marathon. Andy ran half the distance at a speed of 10 km/h and jogged the rest of the way at a speed of 8 km/h. Luke ran half his total time at 12 km/h and jogged the rest of the time at 6 km/h. If they started the marathon at 7.30 a.m., at what time would each of them finish?
  1. Andy
  2. Luke
5 m
Level 3
A box containing 3 similar mugs weighs 1.2 kg. The same box and 2 of the mugs weigh 980 g. Find the mass of the empty box.
4 m
Level 3
There are 48 oranges in a box. Each orange weighs 150 grams. Find the total mass of the oranges, in kilograms, in
  1. 1 box.
  2. 5 such boxes.
4 m
Level 3
There are 42 boxes of cakes. 3 of these boxes are without ribbons. The ribbon used for each box is 12 cm long.
  1. How many of the boxes are with ribbons?
  2. What is the total length of the ribbons used for the boxes? (Give the answer in meters and centimeters.)
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