Level 3
A fruit-seller sold 23 of his fruits in the morning and 56 of his remaining fruits in the afternoon. If he had 30 fruits at the end of the day, find the total number of fruits he had at first.
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Level 3
Fiona made some croissants. She sold 45 of them in the afternoon and 47 of the remainder in the evening. If she sold 144 more croissants in the afternoon than in the evening, how many croissants did she make altogether?
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Level 3
Emily baked some shortbreads. She sold 35 of them in the morning and 14 of the remainder in the evening. If she had 24 shortbreads left, how many shortbreads did she bake?
4 m
Level 3
Xavier gave 18 of his stamps to Joe, 59 of his remaining stamps to Jason and 37 of the rest of his stamps to Kim. He then had 16 stamps left. How many stamps had he at first?
4 m
Level 3
There were 37 pupils in a class. 13 of the boys and 14 of the girls did not wear spectacles. Given that 26 pupils who wore spectacles, how many girls were there in the class?
4 m
Level 3
There were 801 students at a cinema at first. After 27 of the girls and 12 of the boys left, there were still 103 more boys than girls at the cinema. How many boys were there at first?
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Level 3
Jake was given 12 of a cake. Mica was given 13 of the remaining cake. The rest of the cake was divided equally among 7 boys. What fraction of the original cake did each boy get?
4 m
Level 3
Barbara baked 12 trays of cupcakes. There were 20 cupcakes in each tray. She gave 18 of the cupcakes to her pupils and 12 of the remainder to Sean. She then packed the rest of the cupcakes equally into 5 packets. How many cupcakes were there in each packet?
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Level 3
Min withdrew $420 from the bank. She spent 12 of the money on a portable air-conditioner and 19 of the remaining money on a lamp. She then spent the rest of her money on 5 similar dresses. How much did she pay for each dress?
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Level 3
Mr Lee had some chicken wings. He ate 13 of them on Monday and 12 of the remainder on Tuesday. He bought another 10 chicken wings and then he had as many chicken wings as he had at first. How many chicken wings had he at first?
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Level 3
213 of the fruit at a fruit stall are mangoes. 411 of the remainder are apples. The rest are pears and oranges. If there are 72 pears and 82 oranges, find the total number of fruits at the stall.
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Level 3
There are 1500 English books in a library. 35 of the books are novels. 34 of the remaining books are comics. The rest of the books are textbooks. How many textbooks are there in the library?
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Level 3
25 of the people in a stadium are children, 25 of the adults are women. What fraction of the people are men?
4 m
Level 3
Fabian gave 15 of his salary to his mother and spent 56 of the rest. What fraction of his salary was left?
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Level 3
Roger had some rope with a total length of 24 m. He used 23 of the rope to tie a wooden structure for outdoor cooking and 34 of the remaining rope to strengthen the pegs for his tent. How much rope did he have left? Give your answer in meters.
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Level 3
35 of the number of boys in the school is equal to 34 of the number of girls in the school. There are 600 girls. What is the total enrolment of the school?
4 m
Level 3
27 of the Tom's mass is equal to 15 of Sam's mass. If Sam has a mass of 60 kg, what is Tom's mass?
4 m
Level 3
There is a total of 48 coats and skirts in a mall.
12 of the coats is equal to 14 of the skirts. How many more skirts than coats are there?
4 m
Level 3
140 adults are working in a factory. 35 of the women is equal to 13 of the men. How many more men than women are there?
4 m
Level 3
There were some guavas at a fruit stall. In the morning, 16 of the guavas were sold. In the afternoon, another 30 guavas were sold. The total number of guavas sold was 5 less than 712 of the number of guavas the fruit stall had at first.
  1. How many guavas were there at first?
  2. What fraction of the guavas in the stall remained unsold in the afternoon?
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