Level 3
Elyse bought some pens. She gave 16 of the pens to her cousin and sold 34 of the remaining pens. After that, she bought another 171 pens and had the same number of pens that she bought at first. How many pens did Elyse buy at first?
4 m
Level 3
Bryan bought some coupons for a funfair. He used 25 of the coupons on games and 37 of the remainder on food. He bought another 77 coupons and had 31 more coupons than he had at first. How many coupons did he have at first?
4 m
Level 3
A book shop sold 110 of the books in the morning. 15 of the remaining books are sold in the afternoon. The shop owner brought in another 172 books and there were 4 more books than there was at first. How many books were there in the shop at first?
4 m
Level 3
Andrew, Bryan and Charlie had the same number of marbles. Charlie gave 0.5 of his marbles to Bryan. Then Bryan gave 0.25 of his marbles to Andrew. Finally, after Bryan gave 30 marbles to Charlie, he had the same number of marbles as Charlie. How many marbles did Charlie have at first?
5 m
Level 3
Ryan had $200 more than Riordan at first. Ryan gave $70 to Riordan. As a result, Riordan has 56 as much money as Ryan. How much money had each of them at first?
  1. Ryan
  2. Riordan
4 m
Level 3
There were 350 adults enrolled in the Adult Cooking School in 2009. 27 of the adults were women. Additional adults joined the cooking school in 2010. For every 2 women who joined the cooking school, 1 man joined the cooking school. If there was an equal number of men and women in 2010, how many men joined the school in that year?
4 m
Level 3
Andrew had a number of oranges. He could pack all his oranges equally into 25 boxes. If he packed 3 fewer oranges in each box, he would be able to pack all his oranges equally into 30 boxes. How many oranges did Andrew have altogether?
4 m
Level 3
In a seminar room, chairs were arranged in rows of 12. During a workshop, 32 chairs were added to accommodate the number of people. The chairs were rearranged to form rows of 11. As a result, there were 7 more rows.
  1. How many chairs were there in the extra 7 rows?
  2. How many chairs were there in the seminar rom in the end?
4 m
Level 3
There were some rows of tables in a hall. Each row had 5 tables. When Kathy brought in 2 extra tables and rearranged all the tables, there were 4 tables in each row and 3 more rows than before. How many tables were there at first?
4 m
Level 3
In a school hall, a certain number of students can be arranged such that there are exactly 21 students per row. If the same number of students arranged in rows of 16 students each, there will be 7 more rows and 8 students left over. How many students are there altogether?
4 m