Level 3 PSLE
Gerry was given a fixed amount of allowance each month. In January, he spent $80 and saved the rest. In February, he spent 10% less and his savings increased by 25%. How much was Gerry's allowance for each month?
Level 3
Sarah bought a total of 300 big and small candies. Then she decided to exchange 60% of her big candies for the small ones in the ratio of 3 : 5. After the exchange, she had 366 candies. What percentage of the candies she bought were small ones?
Level 3
The number of 20-cent coins in a basket was 100% more than the number of 10-cent coins. 13 twenty-cent coins were taken out and exchanged for 10-cent coins. The number of 20-cent coins became 58 less than the number of 10-cent coins. How much money is there in the basket?
Level 3
Vincent has some 20-cent coins and 50-cent coins which amount to more than $20 but less than $54. The number of 20-cent coins is 14 of all the coins he has. When he exchanges some 50-cent coins for 20-cent coins, the ratio of the number of 50-cent coins to 20-cent coins he now has become 1 : 6.
What is the largest possible amount of money Vincent has?
What is the total value of 50-cent coins that has been exchanged for 20-cent coins? Express the answer to 2 decimal place.
Level 3
The number of ten-cent coins in a jar was 13 the number of fifty-cent coins. Zane took out 19 fifty-cent coins and exchanged them for ten-cent coins. Then he put the money back into the jar. The number of fifty-cent coins became 58 the number of ten-cent coins. How much money was there in the jar?
Level 2 PSLE
Abel had 13 more two-dollar notes than five-dollar notes at first. He exchanged $20 worth of five-dollar notes for two-dollar notes. How many less five-dollar notes than two-dollar notes did Abel have after the exchange?
Level 3
A jar contained $2 and $5 notes with a total value of $518. 4 pieces of $5 were exchanged for $2 notes of similar value. In the end, the number of $2 notes was the same as the $5 notes. How many $5 notes were there at first?
Level 3
A ferry can carry a maximum of 35 adults or 40 children. A ticket for an adult cost $45 and a ticket for a child cost $20. A group of adults and children took 3 such ferries at maximum load on a ferry trip. They paid a total of $3795 for the tickets.
Level 3 A ferry can carry a maximum of 30 adults or 50 children. A ticket for an adult cost $60 and a ticket for a child cost $35. A group of adults and children took 2 such ferries at maximum load on a ferry trip. The total amount paid for the adults was $1115 more than the total amount paid for the children.
