Level 3
Mrs Lu had a sum of money. She gave her daughter $246 and gave 14 of the money to her niece. She used 34 of the remaining money on a computer and was left with 16 of the amount she had at first. What was the sum of money she had at first?
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?
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?
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?
Level 3
A survey was conducted with some pupils. 29 of them chose basketball as their favourite sport. 35 of the remaining pupils chose badminton. 12 of those left chose swimming and the last 56 chose gymnastic. How many more pupils chose badminton than basketball?
Level 3
On Tuesday, Will read 37 of a novel. On Wednesday, he read 12 pages of the novel. On Thursday, he read 47 of the remaining book leaving 36 pages unread.
Level 3
Kylie had some shortbreads. She sold 34 of the shortbreads. She ate 13 of the remainder and an additional 4 more. She had 44 shortbreads left in the end. How many shortbreads did Kylie have at first?
Level 3
Reggie had some money. He spent 14 of his money and an additional $33 on books. He spent 56 of the remainder and an additional $11 on food. He had $14 left. How much money did he have at first?
Level 3
Penelope spent 18 of her money and an additional $21 on a sweater. She spent $9 less than 38 of the remainder on a shirt. She then spent $1 less than 12 of what was left on 4 pairs of jeans. She had $23 left in the end. How much did she spend altogether?
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?
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.
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.
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?
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?
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?
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?
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?
