Level 2
Mrs Yap bought 1820 notebooks. She planned to give every boy 7 notebooks each while every girl is given 4 notebooks each. The ratio of the number of girls to boys in the hall was 7 : 4. How many more boys than girls are there?
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Level 2
The ratio of the number of shortbreads to the number of cookies in a stall is 2 : 1. A shortbread costs $1.10 and a cookie costs $0.80. If all the shortbreads and cookies are sold, a sum of $537 will be collected. How many shortbreads are there altogether?
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Level 2
A container contains potatoes and tomatoes with mass in the ratio 3 : 5. If there are 10 kg more tomatoes than potatoes, what is the total mass of potatoes and tomatoes in the container?
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Level 2
Mr Tan gave monthly allowance to his wife and two daughters in the ratio of 5 : 3. His daughters received $420 altogether. How much did his wife receive?
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Level 2
The sides of a triangle are in the ratio 5 : 2 : 3. The length of the longest side is 20 cm. Find the length of the shortest side of the triangle.
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Level 2
The ratio of kiwis to watermelons is 2 : 5. If 304 watermelons were added, the ratio of kiwis to watermelons will be 3 : 17. How many kiwis are there?
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Level 2
In the circle, the ratio of the area of the shaded part to the area of the unshaded part is 3 : 1. Given that the area of the shaded part is 48 cm2, what is the area of the circle?
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Level 2
The ratio of three sides of a triangle is 4 : 5 : 3. If the perimeter of the triangle is 60 cm, how long is the longest side of the triangle?
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Level 2
The ratio of coconuts to mangosteens is 2 : 7. If 348 mangosteens are added, the ratio of coconuts to mangosteens will be 2 : 11. How many more mangosteens than coconuts are there in the end?
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Level 2
Patricia is preparing a fruit punch by mixing syrup with water in the ratio of 2 : 3. How much syrup is needed if 18 litres of water is used?
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Level 1 PSLE
Sandy had 50 stickers and Tina had 22 stickers. After Sandy gave some of her stickers to Tina, the number of stickers Sandy and Tina had was in the ratio 1 : 2. How many stickers did Tina have in the end?
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Level 2
The ratio of Wendy's stamps to Yoko's stamps at first was 3 : 4. After Wendy gave Yoko 24 stamps, the ratio of Wendy's stamps to Yoko's stamps is 1 : 2. What was the total number of stamps they had altogether?
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Level 2
The ratio of Tim's money to Carl's money is 3 : 5. If Carl has $845, how much must he give to Tim so both will have the equal amount of money?
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Level 2
Carl bought some mangosteens and soursops in the ratio of 1 : 4 . After buying another 24 fruits each, the ratio becomes 5 : 12. Find the number of mangosteens and soursops he has now.
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Level 2
Mark and Nick shared some beads in the ratio of 4 : 7. After both each gave away 47 beads to their younger brother, the ratio of the number of beads Mark had to the total number of beads left was 1 : 3. How many beads did the two boys have at first?
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Level 2
Mr George is 3 times as old as his son, Nick. 6 years ago, the ratio in the age of Mr George and Nick was 7 : 2. Find Nick's current age.
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Level 2
Sofie and Thora shared a sum of money in the ratio 2 : 5. After Sofie spent $45, the ratio became 1 : 3. How much money did Thora have?
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Level 1 PSLE
The ratio of the number of vests to that of skirts in a shopping centre was 3 : 2 at first. After 30 skirts were sold, the ratio of the number of vests to that of skirts became 4 : 1. What was the total number of vests and skirts in the shopping centre at first?
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Level 2
A box contains some red, yellow and blue sweets. The ratio of the number of red sweets to the number of yellow sweets is 2 : 3. The ratio of the number of yellow sweets to the number of blue sweets is also 2 : 3. What is the ratio of the number of red sweets to the number of blue sweets in the box?
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Level 2
Julia collected twice as many stamps as Clare. Clare collected twice as many stamps as Simran. What is the ratio of the number of stamps collected by Julia to the number of stamps collected by Simran?
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