Level 3
Madam Naz made pies for sale. 45% of the pies were chicken pies and the rest were potato and sardine pies in the ratio 3 : 1. If a customer bought 75% of the chicken pies and all of the sardine pies, what percentage of the potato pies must Madam Naz sell for her to maintain the original percentage of chicken pies at first? Leave your answer in mixed numbers.
5 m
Level 3
Tim's and Natalie's monthly allowances were the same at first. Tim's allowance increased by 50% while Natalie's increased by 20%. Given that Tim's allowance would increase by another 20% if he had received $300 more from his father, find the difference in the children's monthly allowances.
5 m
Level 3
Rachel had 3 times as much money as Paul. After Rachel spent 12 of her money and Paul spent 35 of his money, they had a total of $1615 left.
  1. How much money did Rachel and Paul have altogether at first?
  2. Paul spent 35 of his remaining money on a pair of headphones. What fraction of his original amount of money did he spend on the pair of headphones?
5 m
Level 3
Leonard had $80 more than his sister. After Leonard spent 25% of his money and his sister spent 75% of her money, they still had $420 left altogether.
  1. How much did Leonard have left in the end?
  2. Express the amount of money his sister had left as a fraction of the amount of money Leonard had in the end. (Give your answer in the simplest form)
5 m
Level 3
Abigail and Charlie received $656 in total from their father. After Abigail spent 25 of her money and Charlie deposited 511 of his money into his savings account, Abigail had thrice as much money as Charlie.
  1. Find the amount of money Abigail received from her father.
  2. If Charlie' savings increased by 25% after the deposit, how much was Charlie' savings in the bank in the end?
5 m