Level 2
Eugene was given some money. He spent $3.35 on a notebook and all of the remainder on 5 pens that cost $1.40 each. How much money did he have at first?
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Level 2
Fiona is saving up to buy a dress. She saves $1.20 in a week. After saving for 7 weeks, she finds that she is still short of $19.90. What is the cost of the dress?
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Level 2
Mrs Tan went to the market with $78.40. After she had bought 8 kg of beef, she had $40.80 left. How much did each kilogram of beef cost?
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Level 3
Brandon walked around a rectangular field from W to X to Y and to Z. He covered a distance of 560 m. The length of the field is thrice the breadth. If it cost $5 to put up a fence of 1 m, how much would it cost to fence around the whole field?
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Level 3
Richard paid $30.30 for 4 papaya and 2 grapefruits. A grapefruit was $2.25 cheaper than a papaya. What was the cost of a papaya?
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Level 3
Jason had $50. He bought 2 magazines at $4.50 each and spent part of the remaining money on 6 pens. If he had $6.20 left, how much did each pen cost?
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Level 2
Mark bought a coat and 2 identical ties. He gave the cashier $500 and received $254.20 change. If the coat cost $198.80, how much was the cost of each tie?
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Level 2
5 pomegranates cost as much as 8 mangoes. Each pomegranate costs 40 cents. How much is each mango in cents?
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Level 3
Nick spent 25 of his money on a watch which cost $90. If he had bought a book instead, he would have only spent 0.25 of his money. How much did the book cost?
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Level 2
Arjun earned $2350 every month. He saved 15 of his salary in January and spent the rest. How much money did he spend in January?
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Level 3
A rectangular floor, 18 m by 9.5 m, is laid with rubber tiles at a cost of $29 per square metre.
  1. Find the cost of tiling the floor.
  2. Round off the answer in (a) to the nearest thousand dollars.
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Level 3
The number of 20-cent coins in a box is as many as the number of $1-dollar coins. The total value of the coins is $26.40.
  1. Find the total number of coins in the box.
  2. Find the total value of 20-cent coins in the box.
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Level 3
Gopal bought 18 apples at 3 for $2.50. If the cost of the apples now is 4 for $3.00, how many apples can Gopal buy with the same amount of money?
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Level 3 PSLE
A muffin costs $0.70 in Bakery A. For every 3 muffins a customer buys, he can buy the fourth one at half the price. What is the greatest number of muffins that a customer can buy with $84?
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Level 3
The measurements of a plot of land are given below. (All sides of the plot of land meet at right angles.)
  1. What is the area of the plot of land?
  2. Each square metre of land costs $85. How much does the plot of land cost?
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Level 3
The poster shows a rose sale at a flower stall. Luis needs to get at least 11 roses for a party. What is the smallest amount of money he will have to pay?
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Level 3
Lily wants to buy 20 identical pens as shown:
1 for $4.50
6 for $23
What is the least amount of money she needs to buy 20 such pens?
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Level 3
The advertisement shows a sale in chocolates. Pamela needs 10 boxes of such chocolates as gifts for her classmates. What is the least amount she has to pay if she buys them during the sale?
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Level 3
Ali has $5.60. He wants to exchange his money for an equal number of 20-cent coins and 50-cent coins. How many 50-cent coins does he have after the exchange?
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Level 3
The stationery shop has a special offer for punchers:
1 puncher for $1.10
3 punchers for $3


Neave wants to buy 10 punchers. What is the least amount he has to pay?
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