Level 2
When a number is divided by 2, the remainder is 1.
When the same number is divided by 3, the remainder is also 1.
What is the smallest possible number?
3 m
Level 2
When a number is divided by 2, the remainder is 1.
When the same number is divided by 3, the remainder is also 1.
What is the smallest possible number if the number is more than 10?
3 m
Level 3
Adam's age is a multiple of 3 this year.
His age 2 years later will be multiple of 7.
  1. What is Adam's age this year?
  2. What was Adam's age 1 year ago?
  3. What was Adam's age 3 years later?
4 m
Level 3
Adam's age is a multiple of 3 this year.
His age 2 years ago is a multiple of 5.
  1. What is Adam's age this year?
  2. What was Adam's age 1 year ago?
  3. What is Adam's age 3 years later?
4 m
Level 3
Adam's age is a multiple of 3 this year.
His age next year will be multiple of 7.
Adam's age is between 20 and 40.
  1. What is Adam's age this year?
  2. What was Adam's age 1 year ago?
  3. What is Adam's age 3 years later?
4 m
Level 3
Adam's age is a multiple of 3 this year.
His age 2 years ago is a multiple of 5.
Adam's age is between 20 and 30.
  1. What is Adam's age this year?
  2. What was Adam's age 1 year ago?
  3. What is Adam's age 3 years later?
4 m
Level 3
Adam's age is a multiple of 3 this year.
His age next year will be multiple of 7.
Adam's age is between 20 and 30.
  1. In how many years' time will Adam's age be a multiple of 10?
  2. How many years ago was Adam's age a multiple of 5?
4 m
Level 3
Adam's age is a multiple of 3 this year.
His age 2 years ago was a multiple of 5.
Adam's age is between 20 and 30.
  1. In how many years' time will Adam's age be a multiple of 10?
  2. How many years ago was Adam's age a multiple of 5?
4 m
Level 2
John's age is a multiple of 7 this year. His age next year will be a multiple of 6. John is more than 30 years old. What is John's age this year?
4 m
Level 2
Jerry's age last year was a multiple of 4. His age next year is a multiple of 5. Given that he is between 12 and 40 years old, how old is he now?
4 m
Level 3
Cherry has more than 30 but fewer than 40 candies. If she packs them in packets of 5, she will have 3 left. If she packs them in packets of 7, she will only have 3 in the last packet. How many candies does Cherry have?
4 m
Level 3
Mr Lim has some pencils. If he ties them in bundles of 6, he will have 5 extra pencils. If he ties them in bundles of 5, he would be short of 3 pencils. What is the smallest possible number of pencils Mr Lim has?
4 m
Level 3
There are some pineapple tarts in a container. The pineapple tarts can be put into plates of 4 or 8 with no pineapple tarts leftover. When the pineapple tarts are put into plates of 6, there are short of 2 pineapple tarts on the last plate. If there are more than 50 pineapple tarts but less than 70 pineapple tarts, how many pineapple tarts are there in the container?
4 m
Level 2
What is the smallest possible number which will give a remainder of 3 when divided by either 12 or 15?
4 m
Level 2
Clara has some sweets. If she packs them in groups of 5, she will have 3 extra sweets. If she packs them in groups of 8, she will have 7 extra sweets. What is the minimum number of sweets Clara has?
4 m
Level 2
Edith has more than 10 but less than 30 chocolates. If she puts them equally into bags of 7, she would be short of 3 chocolates. If she puts them equally into bags of 3, she would have 1 extra chocolate. How many chocolates does Edith have?
4 m