Level 3 PSLE
On Saturday, the number of adults to boys to girls visiting a zoo was 3 : 6 : 5. On Sunday, the number of adults visiting the zoo remained the same. However, the number of boys increased by 50% and the number of girls decreased by 20%.
  1. What was the ratio of the number of adults to boys to girls visiting the zoo on Sunday?
  2. On Saturday, 572 boys and girls visited the zoo. What was the total number of visitors at the zoo on Sunday?
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Level 3
The ratio of the number of boys to the number of girls in a class is 3 : 5. The ratio of the pupils in the class who scored distinction to those who did not score distinction is 4 : 1. The ratio of the boys who scored distinction to those who did not score distinction is 14 : 1. What is the ratio of girls who scored distinction to the girls who did not score distinction?
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Level 3 PSLE
The number of boys and girls taking part in a quiz are in the ratio 4 : 7. These students are put into two groups. 60% of the boys and 30% of the girls are in Group 1. The rest of the students are in Group 2.
  1. What is the ratio of the number of students in Group 2 to Group 1? Give your answer in the simplest form.
  2. The number of boys in Group 2 is fewer than 50. What is the largest possible total number of students taking part in the quiz?
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Level 3
The figure, not drawn to scale, shows 2 rectangles overlapping each other. The ratio of the shaded area to the area of Rectangle A is 3 : 8. The ratio of the shaded area to the area of Rectangle B is 2 : 5. Find the ratio of the unshaded area to the total area of the figure.
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Level 3
The figure, not drawn to scale, on the right shows 2 rectangles overlapping each other. The ratio of the shaded area to the area of Rectangle X is 4 : 9. The ratio of the shaded area to the area of Rectangle Y is 3 : 6. Find the ratio of the unshaded area to the total area of the figure.
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