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?
2 m
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?
5 m
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?
5 m
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.
  1. What is the largest possible amount of money Vincent has?
  2. What is the total value of 50-cent coins that has been exchanged for 20-cent coins? Express the answer to 2 decimal place.
5 m
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?
5 m