Level 3
Aaron spent 14 of his money on a book. He spent 34 of the remaining money on a DVD.
  1. What fraction of his money was left?
  2. If he had left $12, how much money did Aaron have at first?
4 m
Level 3
Tom spent 27 of his salary on a television and 310 of his remaining money on a DVD player. If he was left with $630 himself, how much was his salary?
4 m
Level 3
Tricia used 25 of the ribbon to tie some presents. She threw away 47 of the remaining ribbon. As a result, she had 54 centimetres of ribbon left. How much ribbon did Tricia have at first? Give your answer in centimetres.
4 m
Level 3
During a family day event, Vivian participated in a cross country event. She ran 38 of the distance. She walked 14 of the remaining distance. As a result, she was still 360 m away from the end point. What was the distance of the cross country race? Give your answer in meters.
4 m
Level 3
Kathy bought some buttons. She gave 13 of the buttons to her cousin and sold 35 of the remaining buttons. After that, she bought another 33 buttons and had the same number of buttons that she bought at first. How many buttons did Kathy buy at first?
4 m
Level 3
Lee spent 18 of his money on balloons, 13 of the remaining money on a cake and $16 on drinks. He had 12 of his money. How much money did he have at first?
4 m
Level 3
At a school swimming event, 14 of the students were boys. Given that 25 of the girls and 35 of the boys did not know how to swim, how many students were there altogether if there were 154 swimmers at the event?
4 m
Level 3
There were 210 books in a bookstore. 57 of the books were fiction books and the rest were non-fiction books. 23 of the fiction books and 56 of the non-fiction books were in English. How many non-English books were there in the bookstore?
4 m
Level 3
Helen spent $12 on a shirt. She spent 15 of her remaining money on a blouse and a blazer, after which half her money was left.
  1. What fraction of her money did she spend on the shirt?
  2. The cost of the blazer is 13 the cost of the blouse. How much more does the blouse cost than the blazer?
4 m
Level 3
Erika spent 38 of her money on 6 notebooks and 10 post-it pads. The cost of one post-it pad was thrice the cost of one notebook. She bought some more post-it pads with 14 of her remaining money. How many post-it pads did Erika buy altogether?
4 m
Level 3
A stall was selling flowers. 13 of the earnings are from the sale of 9 lavenders and 17 sunflowers. Of the rest of the earnings, 34 are from the sale of lavenders and 14 are from the sale of sunflowers. Each sunflower costs thrice as much as each lavender. How many flowers were sold?
4 m
Level 3
A sum of $728 is divided among a group of people. 78 of the people receive $4 each, 13 of the remainder receive $3 each and the rest receive $2 each. How many people are there altogether?
4 m
Level 3
Dina spent 60% of her money on a number of pens. She spent 25% of the remaining money on a few highlighters and 50% of what was left on a number of sketchbooks.
  1. What fraction of her money was left?
  2. Given that the pens cost $36 more than the sketchbooks, find the sum of money Dina had at first.
5 m
Level 3 PSLE
Wendy spent 16 of her money on a dress and 3 belts. The dress cost 2 times as much as each belt. Wendy spent 34 of her remaining money on a watch. She spent $160.65 more on the watch than on the 3 belts.
  1. What fraction of Wendy's money was spent on each belt?
  2. How much money did Wendy have at first?
5 m
Level 3
Fion used 47 of the flour to bake a cake. She used 14 of the remaining flour to bake some muffins. Given that Fion was left with 450 g of flour, how much flour did she have at first?
4 m
Level 3
Serena used 25 of the flour and an additional 50 g to bake some cake. She used 14 of the remaining flour to bake some muffins. Given that Serena was left with 156 g of flour, how much flour did she have at first?
4 m
Level 3
Jessa, Tessa and Titus shared some cookies. Jessa took 6 more than 14 of the cookies. Tessa took 2 more than 23 of the rest of the cookies. Titus took the last 12 cookies. How many cookies did Tessa take?
4 m
Level 3
Serena used 25 of the flour and an additional 50 g to bake some cake. She used 14 of the remaining flour and an additional 24 g to bake some muffins. Given that Serena was left with 168 g of flour, how much flour did she have at first?
4 m
Level 3
In a class, 14 of the students and an additional 3 boys like basketball. 13 of the remaining students in the class less 3 students like badminton and the rest of the 25 students in the class like rugby. How many students are there in the class?
4 m
Level 3
Xavier gave 112 of his stamps to Joe, 311 of his remaining stamps to Jason and 58 of the rest of his stamps to Kim. He then had 15 stamps left. How many stamps had he at first?
4 m