Level 3
Mrs Goh was preparing some orange syrup concentration for her friends. The amount of orange syrup initially used was 37 of the amount of water used. To make it more diluted, she decided to add 1100 mℓ more water into the syrup drink such that 15 of the concentration was syrup. How much syrup did she use?
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Level 3
Jon had $40 more than Mandy. After Mandy spent 14 of her money, Jon had twice as much money as Mandy. How much money did Jon have at first?
4 m
Level 3
Heather had 80 more stickers than Irene. After Irene gave away 13 of her stickers, Heather had twice as many stickers as Irene. How many stickers did Irene have at first?
4 m
Level 3
The number of girls in a school funfair was 35 that of the boys. There were 240 more boys than girls. After some boys had left the funfair, the number of girls at the funfair was thrice the number of the remaining boys. How many boys left the funfair?
4 m
Level 3
Queenie had 35 as much money as Rachel. Queenie received another $36 from her father. In the end, Queenie's money became 112 of what Rachel had. How much did Queenie have at first?
4 m
Level 3
Rachel had 60 balloons. 15
of the balloons burst and she gave away 78
of the good balloons. How many balloons did she have left?
4 m
Level 3
Jaslyn had 54 more stamps than Joelle. After Joelle gave away 16 of her stamps, Jaslyn had thrice as many stamps as Joelle. How many stamps did Joelle have at first?
4 m
Level 3
At a farm, there were 47 as many ducks and chickens. There were 48 more chickens than ducks. The farmer sold away some chickens. In the end, there were 89 as many ducks as chickens. How many chickens were sold away?
4 m
Level 3
Sarah had 35 as much money as Tricia. Sarah had $40 less than Tricia. Sarah spent some money to buy a birthday present for her friend. In the end, she had 14 as much money as Tricia. How much did Sarah spend on the birthday present?
4 m
Level 3
In a shopping mall, 58 of the customers were female. There were 56 more female customers. Within five minutes, some female customers left the shopping mall. As a result, there were 711 as many male customers as female customers. How many female customers left the shopping mall during the five minutes?
4 m
Level 3
Last month, Tim and Jen had the same amount of savings. This month, Jen saves $1800. As a result, she now has 5 times as much savings as Tim. What are their total savings now?
4 m
Level 3
A fruit stall had 3 times as many apples as oranges. After 15 oranges were sold, the number of apples became 12 times the number of the remaining oranges. How many oranges were there at the fruit stall at first?
4 m
Level 3
A fruit stall had 3 times as many apples as oranges. After 15 oranges were added, the number of apples became twice the number of the oranges. How many oranges were there at the fruit stall at first?
4 m
Level 3
Lisa and Terry had the same number of sweets at first. Lisa gave 15 sweets to her sister. In the end, Terry had four times as many sweets as Lisa. How many sweets did Lisa have at first?
4 m
Level 3
Jennifer had 12 more pies than Clara at first. After Jennifer ate 4 pies, she had twice as many pies as Clara in the end. How many pies did Clara have?
4 m
Level 3
A fruit stall had 3 times as many apples as oranges. After 6 apples were added, the number of apples became 12 more than the number of oranges. How many oranges were there at the fruit stall at first?
4 m
Level 3
Janice had 32 more sweets than Rebecca at first. After Rebecca had eaten 14 of her sweets, Janice had thrice as many sweets as Rebecca. How many sweets did Janice have at first?
4 m
Level 3
Tom had 215 more stickers than Ahmad at first. Then Tom bought 55 more stickers. In the end, Tom has 3 times as many stickers as Ahmad.
  1. How many stickers did Ahmad have?
  2. Find the total number of stickers Tom and Ahmad had in the end?
4 m
Level 3
Susan had a collection of 1910 red, blue and yellow beads. After Susan gave away 350 red beads, the number of red beads was 240 fewer than the number of blue beads. Given that the number of yellow beads was twice as many as the number of blue beads, how many red beads did Susan have at first?
4 m
Level 3
Mrs Low baked 370 more cupcakes than Emma. After Mrs Low sold 150 of her cupcakes, she had 5 times as many cupcakes as Emma.
  1. How many cupcakes did Emma bake?
  2. How many cupcakes did Mrs Low bake?
4 m