Level 3
Betty spent $37.80 on an equal number of spoons and plates. If 5 spoons cost $7.20 more than 2 plates while 1 spoon cost as much as 2 plates, how many spoons and plates did she buy?
4 m
Level 3
The total cost of 5 suits and 5 hoodies was $285. Tina bought 7 such suits, 5 such hoodies and a cardigan for $543. If the total cost of a cardigan and a suit was $150, find the difference in cost between the suit and the cardigan.
4 m
Level 3
When Mrs Yang was 45 years old, her son was 2 times her daughter's age. Mrs Yang would be twice her son's age when her daughter was 30 years old. How old would Mrs Yang be when her daughter was 18 years old?
4 m
Level 3
Rael and Ken had $229 and $193 respectively. Each of them bought a hoodie and a T-shirt at the same price. The cost of the hoodie was 3 times as much as the T-shirt. In the end, Rael had 5 times as much money as Ken. What was the difference between the cost of the T-shirt and the hoodie?
4 m
Level 3
Oscar is 3 times as old as his brother. In 14 years' time, Oscar will be 10 years less than twice of his brother's age. How old was Oscar 2 years ago?
4 m
Level 3
Ken's current age is 7 times as old as Xavier's age years ago. Today, Xavier's age is Ken's age the same number of years ago. How old is Ken's age now if the total of their current age is 33?
4 m
Level 3 PSLE
There were a total of 162 tables and benches in a school field. There were 2 times as many benches as tables. After 18 benches and some tables were removed, there were 5 times as many benches as tables left. How many tables were removed from the school field?
4 m
Level 3
Anna and Tina went shopping with $450 and $315 respectively. Tina spent 2 times as much as Anna. After shopping, the amount of money Anna had left was 2 times the remaining money of Tina. How much did they spend in total?
4 m
Level 3
Fred and Tim went shopping with a total amount of $225. They had $175 left after shopping. Fred's remaining money was 3 times the amount he paid for. Tim's remaining money was 4 times the amount he had spent.
  1. How much did Tim spend?
  2. How much did Tim bring along for shopping?
4 m
Level 3
Mrs Lin has some candies and cupcakes. If she packs a candy and a cupcake in each bag, there will be 82 cupcakes left. If she packs 2 candies and 3 cupcakes in each bag, there will be 34 candies left. How many candies and cupcakes does she have in all?
4 m
Level 3
George and Vincent were given some allowances. If George spent $28 each day and Vincent spent $56 each day, George would still have $837 left when Vincent spent all his allowance. If George spent $56 each day and Vincent spent $28 each day, George would still have $162 left when Vincent spent all his allowance.
  1. How much allowance did George receive?
  2. How much allowance did Vincent receive?
4 m
Level 3
There are some blue and yellow marbles in a container. If 10 blue marbles are removed from the container, the total number of marbles left will be 8 times the number of blue marbles left. If 5 yellow marbles are removed from the container, the total number of marbles left will be 5 times the number of blue marbles. How many marbles are there in the container?
4 m
Level 3
38 Primary 5 pupils and 35 of Primary 6 pupils went on a school learning journey. The number of Primary 6 girls was 2 times the number of Primary 5 girls, and there were 17 more Primary 5 boys than Primary 6 boys. How many more Primary 6 girls than Primary 6 boys went on the learning journey?
4 m
Level 3 PSLE
Yoko wants to make 14 small identical triangles and 20 large identical triangles using wire. She has made 12 small triangles and 7 large ones using 640 cm of wire. The length of wire she used for 3 large triangles is the same as that for 4 small stars.
  1. How many large triangles can be made with the same length of wire used to make 12 small triangles?
  2. What is the length of wire she needs to make the remaining triangles? Express your answer in cm.
4 m