Level 3
Fill in the blanks.
Adam receives some allowance.
If he increases his spending by 10%,
his savings decreases by 30%.

  1. Amount of spending = _____ u
  2. Amount of savings = _____ u
  3. Total amount of allowance = _____ u
  4. Difference in the amount of spending and savings = _____ u
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Level 3 PSLE
Gerry was given a fixed amount of allowance each month. In January, he spent $80 and saved the rest. In February, he spent 10% less and his savings increased by 25%. How much was Gerry's allowance for each month?
2 m
Level 3
Queenie and Violet collect pens. Queenie gave 50% of her pens to Violet and as a result, Violet's pens increased by 40%. If Queenie has 84 pens left, find the number of pens Violet must give to Queenie in the end so that they have equal number of pens.
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Level 3 PSLE
Linda had a collection of stamps from South Africa, Finland and Jamaica. She had 124 stamps from South Africa. 30% of her stamps were from Finland. She had 12 fewer stamps from Jamaica than from Finland.
  1. What was the total number of stamps in Linda's collection?
  2. Linda's aunt gave her some stamps from Finland. Her total collection increased by 25%. What percentage of her collection was from Finland after that?
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Level 3 PSLE
At first, the ratio of the number of boys to the number of girls in a club was 4 : 1. After 10 boys and 10 girls joined the club, the ratio became 3 : 1.
  1. Did the percentage of members who were girls increase (1), decrease (2) or remain the same (3)? Give your answer in number. (Eg Increase = 1)
  2. In the end, how many boys were there in the club?
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