Level 3
Mrs. Tay had an equal number of pears and apples at first. She sold half of the apples and bought another 42 pears. In the end, she had thrice as many pears as apples. Find the number of apples she had at first.
Level 3
Richard and Tina had a total of 440 charity tickets. Richard sold 13 of his tickets and Tina sold 25 of hers. They sold an equal number of tickets each. How many tickets did Richard have at first?
Level 3
Sid had 13
as much money as Tim at first. After Sid received $175 and Tim received $98, both of them had the same amount of money. How much did Tim have at first?
Level 3
At a fruit stall, there were 13 as many pears as apples. After 2 pears and 18 apples were sold, the number of pears became the same as the number of apples. How many fruits were at the fruit stall in the end?
