Level 3
Abel has b coins. Bobby has three times as many coins as Abel but 8 coins fewer than Jason.
  1. How many coins do they have altogether? (Express your answer in terms of b).
  2. If b = 9, how many stamps do the three boys have altogether?
3 m
Level 3
Lina and Wendy went shopping. After Lina spent $85j, Wendy had 5 times as much as Lina. If Lina had $21j more than Wendy at first,
  1. Express the amount of money that Lina had at first in terms of j.
  2. If j = 10, find the amount of money that the two ladies had left after shopping.
3 m
Level 3
Margaret bought 3 kg of mangoes at $k per kg and 2 kg of papayas at $4k per kg.
  1. Find the amount that she paid for the fruits in terms of k.
  2. If k = 7, how much change did Mrs Lim receive if she paid the fruit seller with a $100 note?
3 m
Level 3
Tom has $9. Randy has $2m more than Tom. Wayne has $3m less than Randy.
  1. Find the amount of money that Wayne has in terms of m.
  2. Find the total amount of money that the three boys have in terms of m.
  3. If m = 7, how much does Wayne have?
3 m
Level 3
A plate cost $b. A bowl cost $20 less than the plate.
  1. Mother bought 2 plates and 1 bowl. How much did Mother pay in terms of b?
  2. If b = 98, find the total amount that Mother paid.
3 m