Level 3
There are 20% as many green beads as red beads in May's collection of beads. The number of purple beads is 30% fewer than the number of red beads. There are 330 more purple beads than green beads.
Find the total number of beads in the collection.
What percentage are the number of red beads as compared to the number of purple beads? Leave your answer as a mixed number in its simplest form.
Level 3
Two identical pails C and D contained some water. Pail C was 14 filled and Pail D was 1/5 filled. The ratio of the total mass of Pail C and the water in it to the total mass of Pail D and the water in it was 8 : 7. The total mass of the two pails and the water they contained was 3150 g. What is the mass of an empty pail?
Level 3
Abby, Becca, Clara and Demi jointly contributed to the cost of a present for their friend. Abby's contribution is 25 of the total contribution made by the four girls. The ratio of Demi's contribution to the total of Becca's and Clara's contribution is 4 : 1. What is the total contribution by the four girls if Becca's contribution is 15 of Clara's contribution and the total amount contributed by Abby and Demi is $132?
Level 3
The figure is not drawn to scale. Three pentagons A, B and C are arranged as shown in the figure. The area of Pentagon A is 35 the area of Pentagon B. The area of Pentagon B is 35 the area of Pentagon C.
Find the ratio of the area of Pentagon A to the area of Pentagon C.
23 of Pentagon A is shaded. What fraction of the whole figure is not shaded?
Level 3
The figure is not drawn to scale. Three pentagons A, B and C are arranged as shown in the figure. The area of Pentagon A is 35 the area of Pentagon B. The area of Pentagon B is 35 the area of Pentagon C.
Find the ratio of the area of Pentagon A to the area of Pentagon C.
23 of Pentagon A is shaded. What fraction of the whole figure is not shaded?
Level 3
Tabitha purchased a bottle of rose syrup to make drinks. She used 37 of the liquid in January. She then used the remaining syrup in February and March in the ratio 3 : 7. Given that the amount of the rose syrup used in January was 0.18 ℓ more than that used on the February, how many millilitres of rose syrup did the bottle contain at first?
Level 3
The figure is made up of 3 different triangles X, Y and Z. 20% of triangle X and 40% of triangle Z is shaded. The shaded area of X is the same as the shaded area of Z. What fraction of the figure is shaded if 40% of Triangle Y is shaded?
Level 3
The figure is made up of 3 different triangles X, Y and Z. 20% of triangle X and 40% of triangle Z is shaded. The shaded area of X is the same as the shaded area of Z. What fraction of the figure is shaded if 40% of Triangle Y is shaded?
Level 3
In a container, there are candies of 3 colours, yellow, white and purple. There are 108 more white candies than purple candies. The number of purple candies is 12 more than the yellow candies. Given that the number of purple candies is 24% of the total number of candies in the container, how many more white candies are there than yellow candies?
Level 3
There were some red, blue and green pens in a box. 19 of the pens were blue. The ratio of the number of red pens to the number of green pens was 3 : 5. There were 288 fewer blue pens than green pens.
Find the ratio of the number of red pens to the number of blue pens to the number of green pens in the box.
Level 2
In the figure, the ratio of the area of Circle X to Circle Y to Circle Z is 2 : 3 : 9. If 13 of X is shaded, what is the ratio of the shaded part to the unshaded part to the total figure?
Level 2
In the figure, the ratio of the area of Circle X to Circle Y to Circle Z is 2 : 3 : 9. If 13 of X is shaded, what is the ratio of the shaded part to the unshaded part to the total figure?
Level 3
During a survey, some people responded that they preferred badminton to other sports. The ratio of the number of women to the number of men who liked badminton was 3 : 1. The ratio of the number of people who liked badminton to those who disliked it was 3 : 1. If 20% of the people who did not like badminton were women, what was the ratio of the number of men to the number of women chosen for the survey?
