Level 3
Helen and Jomarie started off from the same place and drove at uniform speeds in the same direction round a 40-km circular racing track. Helen completed each round in 40 minutes. Jomarie took 50 minutes to complete each round.
  1. How far would Jomarie be behind Helen after 1 hour?
  2. How long after they started would it take Helen to meet Jomarie for the first time?
3 m
Level 3
In the diagram shown, 23 identical rubber balls were placed between two walls with equally spaced gaps between them. The first rubber ball and the last rubber ball were touching the front wall and last wall respectively. Given that the distance between the two walls was 399 cm and that the radius of a rubber ball was 7 cm. Find the length of the gap between any two adjacent rubber balls as shown.
3 m
Level 3
Tom built a car using two identical wheels of radius 2.9 cm each as shown. The distance between the centres of the two wheels is 59.2 cm. He rolled the car from one end of the room to the other end touching walls at both ends. The distance between the two walls is 11.2 m. How many complete revolutions did each wheel make? Take π = 3.14.
3 m
Level 3
One part of a car wheel was stained with paint on its surface. The diagram showed the tyre marks made by the car wheel when the vehicle moved through a certain distance. Find the radius of the car wheel. Round off the answer to 2 decimal place. (Take π = 227)
3 m
Level 3
May started jogging from home to park at a speed of 300m/min at 6 a.m. Her brother started jogging from home later. They were beside each other at 6.30 a.m. and her brother reached park at 7 a.m. while May was still 1800 m away. If both of them travelled at a constant speed throughout the journey, what time did her brother leave home?
4 m