Level 3
Jade buys a coat, a vest, a sweater and a windbreaker. The average cost of these items is $36. The total cost of the sweater and the windbreaker is 35 of the total cost of the coat and the vest. If the coat costs $16.60 and the windbreaker costs $11.50, find the difference in cost between the vest and the sweater.
Level 3 The table shows the time taken by 4 participants in a race. All the times recorded are in whole numbers. Some of the time recorded were blocked by an ink drop. The average time taken by the 4 participants was 60 seconds. The difference between the time taken by Gabriel and Owen was 2 seconds. Find the shortest possible time taken by Fred.
Level 3 The table shows the time taken by 4 participants in a race. All the times recorded are in whole numbers. Some of the time recorded were blocked by an ink drop. The average time taken by the 4 participants was 60 seconds. The difference between the time taken by Gabriel and Owen was 2 seconds. Find the shortest possible time taken by Fred.
Level 2
The table shows the airmail rates for sending letters and postcards to some countries.
How much did Elyse pay for the postage when she sent a letter which weighed 86 g and 8 postcards to New Zealand by airmail?
Level 2
The table shows the airmail rates for sending letters and postcards to some countries.
How much did Elyse pay for the postage when she sent a letter which weighed 86 g and 8 postcards to New Zealand by airmail?
Level 2
The average mass of 2 grapefruits and 5 jackfruits is 2.4 kg. The average mass of each jackfruit is 2 kg. The difference in mass between the 2 grapefruits is 90 g. Find the mass of the heavier grapefruit. (Give your answer in kg and g.)
Level 2
The average weight of 5 students is 42 kg. When the weights of Fred and Cody are included, the average weight becomes 46 kg. Cody is 6 kg lighter than Fred. What is Fred's weight?
