Level 3
Mrs Hwee bought 2 air-fryers, 1 toaster and 1 electric kettle for $729 during the Great Singapore Sale. Each air-fryer cost $20 more than the toaster. Each electric kettle cost half as much as an air-fryer. How much did the toaster cost?
3 m
Level 3
Tom paid $480 for some shirts. 8 of the shirts cost $45 each. The remaining shirts cost $24 each. How many shirts did he buy altogether?
3 m
Level 3
The ratio of Yvette's money to Linda's money was 1 : 3. After Yvette spent thrice as much as Linda, Yvette and Linda had $6 and $42 left respectively. Find the amount of money each of the girls have at first.
  1. Yvette
  2. Linda
5 m
Level 3
Teddy buys two items. He gives the cashier $5 and receives $1.25 change. Which two items does he buy?
4 m
Level 3
Zoe spent $54 on some apples, oranges and grapefruits in the ratio of 1 : 5 : 3. The number of apples was 12 the number of oranges. The ratio of the number of grapefruits to the number of oranges was 3 : 2. The apples were sold at 2 for a dollar.
  1. How many fruits did she buy altogether?
  2. How much did each orange cost?
5 m
Level 3
The total cost of 8 blouses and 9 skirts is $487. Each skirt costs $23. Find the cost of each blouse.
3 m
Level 3
Benita's salary is 20% less than Amanda's salary and 40% less than Cecilia's salary. If Amanda's salary is $500 less than that of Cecilia's salary,
  1. Find Benita's salary.
  2. Given that Benita received a 20% pay cut, find Benita's new salary.
4 m
Level 3
Ruth spent $84 on some staplers, markers and files. The ratio of the amount of money she spent on the staplers, markers and files was 5 : 8 : 1. The markers were sold at 10 for $4. The number of staplers she bought was 12 the number of markers. The number of files she bought was 35 the number of markers. Find the price of 1 stapler.
5 m
Level 3
Mrs Tan wanted to invite her children to have a party at the cafe. Each lunch set costs $10.75. What is the minimum amount that Mrs Tan must pay for her 30 students?
4 m
Level 3
A farmer wants to put up a fence around a rectangular plot of land which measures 28 m by 18 m. The cost of fencing is $5 per metre. How much must he pay to put a fence around his land?
4 m