Level 3
A coin bank contains some twenty-cent and fifty-cent coins in the ratio of 4 : 5. When 16 fifty-cent coins were taken out and replaced by some twenty-cent coins, the ratio became 8 : 7. The total value of the twenty-cent coins added was the same as the total value of the fifty-cent coins taken out. Find the sum of money in the coin box.
5 m
Level 3
Andy, Benjamin and Caleb had a total of 698 cards at first. After a week, the number of Andy's cards became 3 times the number of cards he had at first. The number of Benjamin's cards decreased by 138. Caleb had half as many cards as he had at first. In the end, the three boys had the same number of cards.
  1. How many cards did Caleb have at first?
  2. What was the total number of cards that the three boys had in the end?
5 m
Level 3
A convenience store sold crabstick, salmon and egg mayo sandwiches. The ratio of the number of crabstick sandwiches made to the total number of sandwiches made was 3 : 7. The ratio of the number of salmon sandwiches made to the total number of sandwiches made was 1 : 5. After the store sold some crabstick sandwiches and made another 42 salmon sandwiches, there was an equal number of crabstick, salmon and egg mayo sandwiches left. Find the number of crabstick sandwiches sold.
5 m
Level 3
Tim's and Natalie's monthly allowances were the same at first. Tim's allowance increased by 50% while Natalie's increased by 20%. Given that Tim's allowance would increase by another 20% if he had received $300 more from his father, find the difference in the children's monthly allowances.
5 m
Level 3
Daniel saved some 50-cent coins and $1 notes in his coin box. The total value of the 50-cent coins to the total value of the $1 notes he had was in the ratio 2 : 5. After $14 worth of 50-cent coins and an equal value of $1 notes were added to the coin box, the ratio of the total value of 50-cent coins to the total value of $1 notes became 5 : 9. How many of each type did Daniel have in the end?

  1. 50-cent coins?
  2. $1 notes?
5 m
Level 2
There was 11 ? of water in a pail and 1.8 ? of water in a basin. Warren then poured in an equal volume of water into each container. Now, the volume of water in the pail is 5 times in the basin. How much water did Warren pour into each container?
2 m
Level 3
At the beginning of the year, the number of members in Club A and Club B were in the ratio 5 : 7. At the end of Term One, some members left Club A to join Club B. The ratio of the number of members in Club A and Club B became 1 : 3. At the middle of Term Two, each club received 54 new members. The ratio of the number of members in Club A and Club B became 2: 3. How many members left Club A to join Club B at the end of Term One?
5 m
Level 3
25 of the crayons in a bag were red and the rest were blue and yellow. 20% of the blue crayons and 12% of the yellow crayons were thrown away. There was an equal number of blue and yellow crayons left. If there were 352 blue and yellow crayons left,
  1. what was the number of red crayons?
  2. what was the total number of crayons in the bag at first?
5 m
Level 3
The prices of two fruits sold at a supermarket is shown.

Grapes: 2 kg for $12
Bananas: 3 kg for $10

  1. Mr Lin bought an equal mass of grapes and bananas and spent $64 more on grapes than on bananas. What was the total mass of fruits that Mr Lin bought?
  2. Mrs Shay spent an equal amount of money on grapes and bananas. In terms of their masses, what was the ratio of grapes to the ratio of bananas Mrs Shay bought?
5 m
Level 3
Figures A and B are each made up of 3 identical rectangles. Both figures have the same area of 384 cm2 each. What is the perimeter of Figure B?
3 m