Level 3
A student bought 257 pencils. She kept them in boxes in the drawer. If each box could only store a maximum of 6 pencils, what was the least number of boxes she would need?
4 m
Level 3
Ivan had 136 coins. He wanted to pack them into 7 bags equally. What was the smallest number of additional coins he would need if each bag was to contain the same number of coins?
4 m
Level 3
Nicola was given $40 to purchase cupcakes from Yummy Bakery. What was the most number of cupcakes that she could buy from the bakery with the amount of money she had?
4 m
Level 3
At a bookshop, books are sold at $5 for 1 book. For every 8 books a customer pays, an extra book will be given free.
  1. How much will Mrs Lim pay for 10 books?
  2. What is the most number of books Mr Hassan can get for $90?
4 m
Level 3
Ben wrote a number on a card. It has the digits 1, 2, 6 and 4. It is the smallest odd number between 1000 and 4000. What number is it?
4 m
Level 3
What is the smallest number that will leave a remainder of 6 when divided by 8?
4 m
Level 3
Find the smallest number such that it leaves a remainder of 4 when divided by 6 and leaves a remainder of 6 when divided by 8.
4 m
Level 3
Some pupils are queuing to buy their tickets. Dinesh is the 6th pupil from the front of the queue. He is also in the middle of the queue. How many pupils are there altogether in the queue?
4 m
Level 3
Cathy is standing in the hall. There are 4 students to her right and 2 students to her left. There are 3 rows in front of her and 5 rows behind her. If there are equal number of students in each row, how many students are there in the hall?
4 m
Level 3
The total mass of Tim and Kyle is 160 kg. The total mass of John and Kyle is 146 kg.
  1. How much heavier is Tim than John?
  2. If the total mass of the 3 boys is 234 kg, how heavy is Kyle?
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