Level 2
When a number is divided by 2, the remainder is 1.
When the same number is divided by 3, the remainder is also 1.
What is the smallest possible number?
Level 2
When a number is divided by 2, the remainder is 1.
When the same number is divided by 3, the remainder is also 1.
What is the smallest possible number if the number is more than 10?
Level 3 Some stickers are in a packet. If Adam puts them into groups of 7, there are 2 stickers left. If Adam puts them into groups of 8, there are 6 stickers left. Find the smallest possible number of stickers in a packet.
Level 3
Some stickers are in a packet.
If Adam puts them into groups of 7, there are 5 stickers short.
If Adam puts them into groups of 8, there are 2 stickers short.
Find the smallest possible number of stickers in a packet.
Level 3
Some stickers are in a packet.
If Adam puts them into groups of 7, there is 1 sticker short.
If Adam puts them into groups of 5, there are 3 stickers left.
Find the smallest possible number of stickers in a packet.
Level 2 PSLE
A 2-digit number, under 50, when divided by 40 gives a remainder of 9. What can be added to the number to change it to a smallest multiple of 12?
Level 2
A 2-digit number less than 37 gives a remainder of 6 when divided by 10. It gives a remainder of 4 when divided by 8. List the possible number(s) in ascending order.
Level 3 A 3-digit number, when divided by 3, has a remainder of 2. When the same number, when divided by 6, has a remainder of 5. What is the smallest possible number?
Level 2
Mrs Emma has a bag of 223 stamps. If she gives each of her children 7 stamps, she would be left with 6 stamps. How many children does she have in her class?
Level 3 Jake and Kenneth had the same number of sweets. Each of them packed his own sweets into packets. Jake packed 5 sweets in each packet and had 2 sweets left. Kenneth packed 8 sweets in each packet and was short of 4 sweets.
How many sweets did each of them have if they have used the same number of packets?
What was the smallest possible number of sweets each of them had if they used different number of packets?
Level 2
John's age is a multiple of 7 this year. His age next year will be a multiple of 6. John is more than 30 years old. What is John's age this year?
Level 2
Jerry's age last year was a multiple of 4. His age next year is a multiple of 5. Given that he is between 12 and 40 years old, how old is he now?
Level 3 Cherry has more than 30 but fewer than 40 candies. If she packs them in packets of 5, she will have 3 left. If she packs them in packets of 7, she will only have 3 in the last packet. How many candies does Cherry have?
Level 3
Mr Lim has some pencils. If he ties them in bundles of 6, he will have 5 extra pencils. If he ties them in bundles of 5, he would be short of 3 pencils. What is the smallest possible number of pencils Mr Lim has?
