Level 3
Beryl has 2 containers. A and B of different capacities. If Container A is filled by a tap at a rate of 3 litres per minute and Container B is filled by a tap at a rate of 5 litres per minute, when Container A is completely filled, 5 litres of water flowed out from Container B. If Container A is filled by a tap at a rate of 4 litres per minute and Container B is filled by a tap at a rate of 3 litres per minute, when Container A is completely filled, Container B is only half-filled. What is the capacity of Container B?
3 m
Level 3
Sean and Jack have some money. If Sean gives $293 to Jack, the ratio of their money will be 3 : 5. If Sean gives$424 to Jack, the ratio of their money will be 1: 3. How much does Sean have?
3 m
Level 3
Wendy has a bag containing some violet and blue lollipops. If she adds in 15 violet lollipops, 25% of the lollipops in the bag are blue. If she adds in another 25 blue lollipops, 40% of the lollipops in the bag are blue. How many violet lollipops are in the bag?
3 m
Level 3
Yvonne and Anna have some pens. If Yvonne gives 45 pens to Anna, Anna will have 4 times the number of pens as Yvonne. If Anna gives 104 pens to Yvonne, Yvonne will have 13 as many pens as Anna. How many pens does Yvonne have at first?
4 m
Level 3
If Yvonne gives Oscar $27, the amount of money she has will be 25% of his. If Oscar gives Yvonne$12, he will have the same amount of money as her. How much money did each of them have?
(a) Oscar
(b) Yvonne
4 m
Level 3
Cathy and Queenie have some money. If Cathy spends $7, she will have 45 as much money as Queenie. If Queenie spends$3, Cathy will have 56 as much money as Queenie. How much money does Cathy have?
4 m
Level 3
Tina and Sarah have some cupcakes each. If Tina gives Sarah 49 cupcakes, Tina will have 34 as many cupcakes as Sarah. If Tina gives Sarah 19 cupcakes, they will have an equal number of cupcakes. How many cupcakes does Tina have at first?
4 m
Level 2 PSLE
Andy has some biscuits. If he gives each of his friends 5 biscuits, there is no remainder. If he gives each of them 3 biscuits instead, he will have 10 left. How many biscuits does Andy have?
2 m
Level 2
Johnny has a bag of sweets to distribute to his students. If he gives each student 5 sweets, he will have 3 sweets left. If he gives each student 7 sweets, he will be short of 25 sweets. How many sweets does he have in his bag?
2 m
Level 3
Sean and Cathy had some salary each. If Cathy gives Sean $49, Sean would have 3 times as much salary as Cathy. If Sean gives Cathy$20, he will have the same amount of salary as her. How much salary was each man's salary respectively?
1. Sean?
2. Cathy?
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