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?
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?
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?
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?
Level 3
Mark had thrice as much money as Paul. After Mark had spent $60, Paul had twice as much money as Mark. How much more money than Paul had Mark at first?
Level 3
Dennis had 120 marbles more than Jean at first. After Dennis had given away 150 of his marbles to Calvin, Jean had thrice as many marbles as Dennis. Find the number of marbles Dennis had at first.
Level 3
Daniel had 4 times as much money as Erwin. After Erwin's father gave him $21, the amount of money Daniel had become $3 less than that of Erwin's. How much did Erwin have in the end?
Level 3
Mr Tan had $800 more than Mr Krishnan at first. After Mr Krishnan had spent $340, Mr Tan had 5 times as much money as Mr Krishnan. Find the amount of money Mr Tan had at first.
