Level 3
Susan had a collection of 1910 red, blue and yellow beads. After Susan gave away 350 red beads, the number of red beads was 240 fewer than the number of blue beads. Given that the number of yellow beads was twice as many as the number of blue beads, how many red beads did Susan have at first?
4 m
Level 3
Mrs Low baked 370 more cupcakes than Emma. After Mrs Low sold 150 of her cupcakes, she had 5 times as many cupcakes as Emma.
  1. How many cupcakes did Emma bake?
  2. How many cupcakes did Mrs Low bake?
4 m
Level 3
Mark had thrice as much money as Paul. After Mark had spent $60, Paul had twice as much money as Mark. How much more money than Paul had Mark at first?
4 m
Level 3
Dennis had 120 marbles more than Jean at first. After Dennis had given away 150 of his marbles to Calvin, Jean had thrice as many marbles as Dennis. Find the number of marbles Dennis had at first.
4 m
Level 3
Daniel had 4 times as much money as Erwin. After Erwin's father gave him $21, the amount of money Daniel had become $3 less than that of Erwin's. How much did Erwin have in the end?
4 m
Level 3
Mr Tan had $800 more than Mr Krishnan at first. After Mr Krishnan had spent $340, Mr Tan had 5 times as much money as Mr Krishnan. Find the amount of money Mr Tan had at first.
4 m
Level 3
Vanessa had 57 more lollipops than Jonas at first. After Jonas had eaten 71 of his lollipops, Vanessa had 5 times as many lollipops as Jonas. How many lollipops did Vanessa and Jonas have in total at first?
4 m
Level 3
Sharon and Ivy had the same amount of money at first. After Sharon gave $75 to her mother, Ivy had 6 times as much money as Sharon. How much did Sharon have in the end?
4 m
Level 3
Last month, Doreen had twice as much savings as John. This month, John saves $420. As a result, he now has 4 times as much savings as Doreen. What is their total savings now?
4 m
Level 3
Jenny went shopping with thrice as much money as May. After Jenny spent $200, May had twice as much money as Jenny had left. How much more money did Jenny bring along for shopping than May?
4 m