Level 3 25% of the people are performers for a concert and the rest are spectators. 60% of the spectators are adults and there are 420 less child spectators than adult spectators. How many adult spectators must join so that 56% of the people are adult spectators?
Level 3
A basket contained violet and purple buttons. There were 60% more violet buttons than purple buttons. When 248 more buttons were poured into the basket, the amount of violet buttons increased by 40% and the amount of purple buttons grew by 60%. How many buttons were in the basket at first?
Level 3
Peter has 70% as many marbles as George. If Peter gives away 50% of the marbles and George gives away 75% of his marbles, they will have 444 marbles altogether. How many marbles do the two of them have?
Level 3
Ian had 140 more stickers than Ethan. Ian gave 25% of his stickers to Ethan. Ethan in return gave 80% of his stickers to Ian. In the end, Ian had 282 more stickers than Ethan. How many stickers did Ian have at first?
Level 3
There was an equal number of tables and chairs in the morning. At noon, some tables were added and some chairs were removed, resulting in the number of tables being increased by 20% while the number of chairs decreased by 30%. At 7 p.m. the number of tables increased by 50%. If a total of 32 tables were added during the day, how many more tables than chairs were there in the end?
Level 3
On a shelf, there were 28 T-shirts and hoodies. Mr Lin spilt hot chocolate on the shelf and stained 50% of the hoodies and 20% of the T-shirts. If 20 T-shirts and hoodies were still clean, how many stained hoodies were there?
Level 3
Half an hour ago, 50% of the people at a circus were females. 42 females and 2 males left afterwards. The remaining people were then told to form groups of 5. In each group, there were 3 males. How many people were there at the circus in the end?
Level 3
Wilfred saves 10% of his allowance. When his allowance was increased by 20%, his savings rose proportionately to $180. What was his original allowance?
Level 3
Tim had 40% more muffins than Rael. Tim gave 20% of his muffins to Rael. Rael in return gave 50% of his muffins to Tim. In the end, Rael had 448 less muffins than Tim. How many muffins did Tim have at first?
Level 3
Wilfred saves 10% of his allowance. When his allowance was decreased by 20%, his savings decreased proportionately to $80. What was his original allowance?
