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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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