Level 3
Some adult passengers are on a coach. If 25 tourists alight from the coach, the percentage of locals will increase from 15% to 40%. How many passengers are there in the coach?
Level 3
In a box, there are some mangosteens and lemons. If 80 more lemons are put into the box, the percentage of mangosteens will decrease from 70% to 30%. How many mangosteens are there in the box?
Level 3
A store owner had 505 kg of fresh honeydews. The honeydews contained 60% water when fresh. One week later, there was only 50% water left in the honeydews. What was the mass of the honeydews one week later?
Level 3
Wendy has a bag containing some violet and blue lollipops. If she adds in 15 violet lollipops, 25% of the lollipops in the bag are blue. If she adds in another 25 blue lollipops, 40% of the lollipops in the bag are blue. How many violet lollipops are in the bag?
Level 3
Two hours ago, a stallholder started his day with some durians and apples in the ratio of 5 : 2. There were 100 apples. Some of the durians were bought by Mrs Olivia. As a result, the number of durians became 35 of the apples.
How many durians did the stallholder have left?
How many durians must the stallholder buy in order to have an equal number of durians and apples?
