Level 3 PSLE
In a shop, candles are sold only in boxes. A box of 8 short candles costs $2.30 and a box of 5 long candles costs $3.70.
Dan wants 17 short candles and 3 long candles for his lanterns. What is the least amount of money that Dan will need to spend on the candles?
Zara bought 14 more long candles than short candles from the shop. The total number of candles she bought was fewer than 50. How much did Zara spend on the candles altogether?
Level 3
In a thrift shop, the number of beads was 23 of the total number of beads and erasers together. The shopkeeper sold the beads and erasers in sets of 1 bead and 4 erasers. After selling all the erasers, he still had 133 beads left. How many erasers were in the thrift shop at first?
Level 3
During a sale, the discount given by Shop A and Shop B are as shown: Shop A - Discount of $6 for every $30 spent
Shop B - 20% off Storewide
Mary wants to buy a dress. The price of the dress before discount in both shops is $280. What is the savings that Mary makes if she buys at the shop that sells the same dress cheaper?
Linda bought a belt and a handbag from Shop A and paid $168. What was the total cost of the belt and the handbag before the discount?
The price of the same handbag after discount at Shop B is $38.40. Given that the price of the handbag before discount is the same in both shops, what is the percentage discount given to the handbag at Shop A? Round off the answer to 1 decimal place.
The figure shows a rectangular field EFGH. Mike walked from E to F to G to H and he covered a distance of 57m. Sandy walked from F to G to H to E and she covered a distance of 48m. What is the perimeter of the field?
Some construction work was undertaken to the same field and a semi-circular part was removed from it. What is the perimeter of the field after the construction? (Take π = 227)
Level 3
The figure shows a rectangular field EFGH. Mike walked from E to F to G to H and he covered a distance of 57m. Sandy walked from F to G to H to E and she covered a distance of 48m. What is the perimeter of the field?
Some construction work was undertaken to the same field and a semi-circular part was removed from it. What is the perimeter of the field after the construction? (Take π = 227)
Level 3
Nick spent $716 on jackets and cardigans. The number of cardigans he bought was 12 the number of jackets he bought. The cost of a cardigan was $11 more than the cost of a jacket. He paid $180 more on jackets than on cardigans. Find the cost of 8 jackets and 5 cardigans.
