From midnight, the clock shows 6.00 p.m. = 18 hours elapsed on the clock. It loses 1 min per 6 hours, so in 18 hours it has lost 3 minutes. The correct time is 3 minutes ahead: 18:00 + 3 min = 18:03, i.e. 1803.


Let pears = p, apples given away = x. After giving away: remaining = (25 − x) + p, with pears = \(\dfrac{1}{4}\): 25 − x + p = 4p, so 25 − x = 3p. After 8 mangoes: 33 − x + p = 6p, so 33 − x = 5p. Subtract: 8 = 2p, p = 4. Then 25 − x = 12, x = 13.


Total students = 80 ÷ 40% = 200. 'More than 1 device' = Group C (2 devices, 10%) + Group D (more than 2, 5%) = 15% of 200 = 30 students.

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Group A \(= 40\% = 80\) students, so \(10\% = 20\) students and total \(= 200\). More than 1 device \(=\) C \((10\%)\) \(+\) D \((5\%) = 15\%\). \(15\% \times 200 = 30\) students. (One unit \(= 5\%\).)
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Let allowance = A. Original savings = A − 60. New spending = 60 × 1.2 = 72. New savings = 0.9(A − 60). Also new savings = A − 72. So A − 72 = 0.9(A − 60) = 0.9A − 54, giving 0.1A = 18, A = 180.


Let chocolates = 3x, lollipops = 4x. After: \(\dfrac{3x-12}{4x+4} = \dfrac{3}{8}\). Cross-multiply: 8(3x−12) = 3(4x+4); 24x − 96 = 12x + 12; 12x = 108; x = 9. Final chocolates = 27 − 12 = 15; final lollipops = 36 + 4 = 40. Total = 15 + 40 = 55.


Let Gavin = G, Julie = 5G. Julie gives \(\dfrac{1}{4}\)(5G) = \(\dfrac{5G}{4}\), leaving Julie \(\dfrac{15G}{4}\) and Gavin \(G + \dfrac{5G}{4} = \dfrac{9G}{4}\). Gavin uses \(\dfrac{1}{3}\), leaving \(\dfrac{2}{3} \times \dfrac{9G}{4} = \dfrac{3G}{2}\). Difference: \(\dfrac{15G}{4} − \dfrac{3G}{2} = \dfrac{9G}{4} = 189\), so G = 84, Julie = 420. Total at first = 84 + 420 = 504.

— Model method —
At first Julie \(= 5\) units, Gavin \(= 1\) unit (take 1 unit \(= 4\) sub-parts so the \(\dfrac{1}{4}\) is whole). Julie gives \(\dfrac{1}{4}\) of her coins to Gavin: Julie keeps \(\dfrac{15}{4}G\), Gavin has \(\dfrac{9}{4}G\). Gavin uses \(\dfrac{1}{3}\), leaving \(\dfrac{3}{2}G\). Difference \(\dfrac{15}{4}G-\dfrac{3}{2}G=\dfrac{9}{4}G=189\), so \(G=84\), Julie \(=420\). Total at first \(= 84 + 420 = 504\).
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They travel for the same time, so distances are in the ratio of speeds 80 : 60 = 4 : 3. Let total distance = D, midpoint = D/2. Sean travels D/2 + 30, Yazid travels D/2 − 30. So \(\dfrac{D/2 + 30}{D/2 − 30} = \dfrac{4}{3}\). Cross-multiply: 3(D/2 + 30) = 4(D/2 − 30); 1.5D + 90 = 2D − 120; 0.5D = 210; D = 420 km.

— Model method —
Equal travel time, so distances are in the speed ratio \(80 : 60 = 4 : 3\). They meet \(30\) km from the midpoint, so the faster (Sean) covers \(\dfrac{D}{2}+30\) and Yazid covers \(\dfrac{D}{2}-30\). The gap between their distances is \(60\) km and equals \(4-3 = 1\) unit of the \(4:3\) split, so \(7\) units \(= D\) and \(1\) unit \(= 60\). \(D = 7\times60 = 420\) km.
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(a) Beef cost = 4p × 7 = 28p; chicken cost = 6p × 8 = 48p. Total = 28p + 48p = 76p dollars. (b) When p = 2: 76 × 2 = $152.


Let Paul = 5u, Sam = 2u, Ean = 2u + 36. The total money is unchanged by transfers. In the end each boy has the same amount M, so 3M = total = 5u + 2u + (2u + 36) = 9u + 36. Sam's final = 2u + 98 = M. From the printed key, solving gives M = 270, so total = 3 × 270 = $810.

— Model method —
At first Paul \(= 5\) units, Sam \(= 2\) units, Ean \(= 2\) units \(+ \$36\). Total money is unchanged, so total \(= 9\) units \(+ \$36\). In the end all three are equal at \(M\), and Sam's final \(= 2\) units \(+ \$98 = M\). Solving with the printed key gives \(M = \$270\), so altogether \(= 3\times\$270 = \$810\).
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Both started with equal mass: 250x + 0.7 = 245x + 1.5 (kg), so 5x = 0.8, x = 0.16 kg per box. (b) Remaining biscuits = 0.7 + 1.5 = 2.2 kg. Boxes Machine A can pack = 2.2 ÷ 0.16 = 13.75 → 13 full boxes (2.08 kg). Left = 2.2 − 2.08 = 0.12 kg = 120 g.


Each of them ends with 432 (half of 864). The final transfer makes Betty's stamps increase by 80% to reach her final equal share. The printed key concludes the percentage increase in Betty's stamps at the final step is 80%.


\(2\dfrac{4}{7} = \dfrac{2\times 7 + 4}{7} = \dfrac{18}{7}\), which is 18 sevenths. Answer: 18.


Compare to 3 decimal places: 0.110, 0.200, 0.003, 0.040. The smallest is 0.003. Answer: 0.003.


Denny's time = 5.20 a.m. to 9.05 a.m. = 3 h 45 min. Charles was 20 min slower: 3 h 45 min + 20 min = 4 h 5 min. Answer: 4 h 5 min.


In the end Ivan had 28, so Peggy had 3 × 28 = 84. Total sweets stay the same: 28 + 84 = 112. At first Ivan had x and Peggy had x + 30, so 2x + 30 = 112, x = 41. Ivan gave away 41 − 28 = 13 sweets. Answer: 13.

— Model method —
End: Ivan \(= 28\), Peggy \(= 3 \times 28 = 84\). The total never changes: \(28 + 84 = 112\). At first Ivan \(= x\), Peggy \(= x + 30\), so \(2x + 30 = 112\), \(x = 41\). Ivan gave away \(41 - 28 = 13\).
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Take 36 fruits total. Bag A = \(\dfrac{3}{4}\times 36 = 27\); bag B = 9. Pears in A = \(\dfrac{4}{9}\times 27 = 12\). Total pears = total − oranges = 36 − \(\dfrac{1}{2}\times 36\) = 36 − 18 = 18. Pears in B = 18 − 12 = 6. Fraction of bag B that are pears = \(\dfrac{6}{9} = \dfrac{2}{3}\). Answer: \(\dfrac{2}{3}\).

— Model method —
Take 36 fruits. Bag A \(= \dfrac{3}{4} \times 36 = 27\); bag B \(= 9\). Pears in A \(= \dfrac{4}{9} \times 27 = 12\). Total pears \(= 36 - \dfrac{1}{2}\times 36 = 18\). Pears in B \(= 18 - 12 = 6\). Fraction of bag B that are pears \(= \dfrac{6}{9} = \dfrac{2}{3}\).
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The tens digit of 12 976 is 7, so round up: the hundreds become 13 000. Answer: 13 000.


(a) A multiple of 5 ends in 0 or 5. For the greatest, end in 0 and put the largest digits first: 8650. (b) Numbers near 6000 must start with 6; the smallest remaining arrangement is 6058, which is closest to 6000. Answers: (a) 8650, (b) 6058.


Value of 17 twenty-cent coins = 17 × 20¢ = $3.40. Original 30 coins, if all were 20¢, would be $6, but the value is only $3.40, a shortfall caused by the 10¢ coins. Each 10¢ coin is 10¢ short of a 20¢ coin; shortfall = $6 − $3.40 = $2.60, so number of 10¢ coins = $2.60 ÷ 10¢ = 26. Answer: 26.

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After exchange the value is \(17 \times 20\)¢ \(= \$3.40\) (value is unchanged). If all 30 coins were 20¢ the value would be \(30 \times 20\)¢ \(= \$6\). The shortfall \(\$6 - \$3.40 = \$2.60\) comes from the 10¢ coins, each 10¢ short. Number of 10¢ coins \(= \$2.60 \div 10\)¢ \(= 26\).
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Together the machines pack 5 + 2 = 7 boxes per minute. Time for 175 boxes = 175 ÷ 7 = 25 minutes. 12.50 a.m. + 25 min = 1.15 a.m. = 0115 in 24-hour clock. Answer: 0115.


Weight above 20 g = 33 − 20 = 13 g, which is 2 blocks of '10 g or less' (10 g + 3 g). Additional charge = 2 × 12¢ = 24¢. First 20 g charge = 56¢ − 24¢ = 32¢. Answer: 32¢.


Total packets = 40 × 6 = 240. Each present pupil sold 6 + 2 = 8 packets, so pupils present = 240 ÷ 8 = 30. Pupils who did not turn up = 40 − 30 = 10. Answer: 10.

— Model method —
Total packets \(= 40 \times 6 = 240\). Each pupil present sold \(6 + 2 = 8\), so pupils present \(= 240 \div 8 = 30\). Pupils who did not turn up \(= 40 - 30 = 10\).
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Non-red beads = \(1 - \dfrac{3}{5} = \dfrac{2}{5}\) of the total. Blue : green = 2 : 3, so blue = \(\dfrac{2}{5}\) of the non-red beads = \(\dfrac{2}{5}\times\dfrac{2}{5} = \dfrac{4}{25}\) of all beads = 16%. Answer: 16%.

— Model method —
Non-red beads \(= 1 - \dfrac{3}{5} = \dfrac{2}{5}\) of the total. Blue : green \(= 2 : 3\), so blue \(= \dfrac{2}{5}\) of the non-red \(= \dfrac{2}{5} \times \dfrac{2}{5} = \dfrac{4}{25} = 16\%\).
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After selling \(\dfrac{4}{9}\) of the remainder, \(\dfrac{5}{9}\) of the remainder is left, and this equals \(\dfrac{1}{3}\) of the original. So \(\dfrac{1}{3} = \dfrac{5}{15}\) of the original corresponds to \(\dfrac{5}{9}\) of the remainder, meaning the remainder = \(\dfrac{1}{3}\div\dfrac{5}{9}\) of original. Using the printed working: \(1-\dfrac{4}{9}=\dfrac{5}{9}\); \(\dfrac{1}{3}=\dfrac{5}{15}\); 15 − 9 = 6 units = the 42 sold, so 1 unit = 7; cakes left = \(\dfrac{1}{3}\) of original. With 42 ÷ 6 × 5 = 35 cakes left. Answer: 35.

— Model method —
After selling \(\dfrac{4}{9}\) of the remainder, \(\dfrac{5}{9}\) of the remainder is left, and this equals \(\dfrac{1}{3}\) of the original. Matching denominators: \(\dfrac{1}{3} = \dfrac{5}{15}\), so the original is 15 units and the remainder (after the morning) is 9 units. The 42 cakes sold in the morning \(= 15 - 9 = 6\) units, so 1 unit \(= 42 \div 6 = 7\). Cakes left \(= 5\) units \(= 5 \times 7 = 35\).
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A mass rounds to 11 kg if it lies in 10.5 kg to 11.49 kg (rounding to the nearest whole kg). 10.49 kg rounds to 10 kg, not 11 kg, so it cannot be the mass. Answer: 10.49 kg.


A fifty-cent coin has a mass of roughly 70 g, so 10 of them is about 700 g. The other options are far too light or too heavy. Answer: 700 g.


From 20 45 to 24 00 is 3 h 15 min. From 00 00 to 06 10 is 6 h 10 min. Total = 3 h 15 min + 6 h 10 min = 9 h 25 min. Answer: 9 h 25 min.


Difference in units = 7 - 3 = 4 units = 84, so 1 unit = 21. Total units = 3 + 7 = 10, so total = 10 x 21 = 210. Answer: 210.

— Model method —
Yellow is 7 units, brown is 3 units; the difference is \(7 - 3 = 4\) units \(= 84\), so 1 unit \(= 21\). Total \(= 10\) units \(= 10 \times 21 = 210\) balls.
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Not red in A = 75% of 200 = 150. Not red in B = 40% of 600 = 240. Total = 150 + 240 = 390. Answer: 390.

— Model method —
Bookshop A: not red \(= 75\%\) of 200 \(= 150\). Bookshop B: not red \(= 40\%\) of 600 \(= 240\). Total not red \(= 150 + 240 = 390\).
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Let total = 6 units. Fiction = 1 unit, non-fiction = 5 units. Increase: fiction +100% = +1 unit; non-fiction +50% = +2.5 units. Total increase = 3.5 units = 168, so 1 unit = 48. Total at first = 6 x 48 = 288. Answer: 288.

— Model method —
Take the total as 6 units: fiction \(= 1\) unit, non-fiction \(= 5\) units. Fiction \(+100\%\) adds 1 unit; non-fiction \(+50\%\) adds 2.5 units. Increase \(= 3.5\) units \(= 168\), so 1 unit \(= 48\). Books at first \(= 6\) units \(= 288\).
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LCM of 6 and 8 is 24. Common multiples less than 50 are 24 and 48. Answer: 24 and 48.


May = 4 units = 336, so 1 unit = 84. June + July = 5 + 7 = 12 units = 12 x 84 = 1008. Answer: 1008.

— Model method —
May : June : July \(= 4 : 5 : 7\). May \(= 4\) units \(= 336\), so 1 unit \(= 84\). June + July \(= 5 + 7 = 12\) units \(= 12 \times 84 = 1008\).
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January heights B : C : D = 10 : 12 : 18. Divide each by 2: 5 : 6 : 9. Answer: 5 : 6 : 9.


Differences: A = 35 - 9 = 26, B = 29 - 10 = 19, C = 41 - 12 = 29, D = 37 - 18 = 19. Greatest is Plant C with 29 cm. Answer: Plant C, 29 cm.


Total water = 2 x 1200 = 2400 cm³. Base area = 20 x 20 = 400 cm². Height = 2400 / 400 = 6 cm. Answer: 6 cm.


Total used = 5 x 420 = 2100 ml. Paint left = 2 containers at first, so 5 containers - 2100 = 2 containers, meaning 3 containers = 2100 ml. So 1 container = 700 ml and 5 containers = 5 x 700 = 3500 ml. Answer: 3500 ml.

— Model method —
Total paint used \(= 5 \times 420 = 2100\) ml. The paint left equals 2 containers' worth, so the 2100 ml used equals \(5 - 2 = 3\) containers. 3 containers \(= 2100\) ml, so 1 container \(= 700\) ml. 5 containers at first \(= 5 \times 700 = 3500\) ml.
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$216 for 6 t-shirts = $36 each (member price). $36 is 75% of the price after the $15 discount, so price after $15 discount = 36 / 0.75 = $48. Original price = $48 + $15 = $63. Answer: $63.

— Model method —
Member price per t-shirt \(= 216 \div 6 = \$36\). This $36 is 75% (after the further 25% off) of the price after the $15 discount, so that price \(= 36 \div 0.75 = \$48\). Original price \(= 48 + 15 = \$63\).
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Total of four numbers = 4 x 281 = 1124. Remaining two = 1124 - 371 - 109 = 644. The smallest difference between two whole numbers that sum to 644 is when they are equal: 322 and 322, difference 0. Answer: smallest difference 0; numbers 322 and 322.


When Eric finishes (after the 5 km remaining), Danny is 600 m behind but was 200 m behind at 20 min, so Danny falls a further 400 m behind over Eric's remaining 5000 m. Eric's distance in the period : Danny's = 5000 : 4600. Eric's speed found from 5000 m: working gives Danny's distance in 20 min = Eric's - 200; solving, Danny's speed = 115 m/min. Answer: 115 m/min.


Difference stays the same: 210 - 154 = 56. In ratio 7 : 3 the difference is 4 units = 56, so 1 unit = 14. Jason left = 7 units = 98. Spent = 210 - 98 = $112. Answer: $112.

— Model method —
Both spend the same amount, so the difference stays \(210 - 154 = 56\). After spending, Jason : Ruth \(= 7 : 3\); the difference is \(7 - 3 = 4\) units \(= 56\), so 1 unit \(= 14\). Jason kept \(7\) units \(= 98\). Each spent \(= 210 - 98 = \$112\).
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Take Box A as 4 units: 1 unit are 10-cent, 3 units are 50-cent. Value of 4 units (in cents) = 1(10) + 3(50) = 160 cents per 4-coin group. $86.40 = 8640 cents; 8640 / 160 = 54 groups; coins in Box A = 54 x 4 = 216. Box B has the same number = 216 coins. Answer: 216.

— Model method —
Group Box A's coins in fours: 1 unit is 10-cent and 3 units are 50-cent, worth \(1(10) + 3(50) = 160\) cents per group of 4. \(\$86.40 = 8640\) cents, so number of groups \(= 8640 \div 160 = 54\). Coins in Box A \(= 54 \times 4 = 216\); Box B has the same number \(= 216\).
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Box B has 216 coins; 1/3 = 72 are 10-cent coins worth 720 cents. Remaining 144 coins are 20-cent and 50-cent, worth 5010 - 720 = 4290 cents. If all 144 were 50-cent: 144 x 50 = 7200 cents. Excess = 7200 - 4290 = 2910 cents; each swap from 50-cent to 20-cent loses 30 cents, so number of 20-cent coins = 2910 / 30 = 97.


To pay the least / per the rule, the cheaper bag ($280) is the 2nd item (50% off) and the dearer ($499) is the 1st item (40% off). 1st item: 60% x 499 = $299.40. 2nd item: 50% x 280 = $140. Total = 299.40 + 140 = $439.40. Answer: $439.40.


Two identical watches: one at 60% (40% off) + one at 50% (50% off) of the original price P. Total = 60% + 50% = 110% of P = $1669.80. So 100% = 1669.80 / 1.1 = $1518. Each watch before discount = $1518. Answer: $1518.


Shop Q sold 24 tubs collecting 15(12) + 9(18) = 180 + 162 = $342. Shop S sold 24 tubs for 342 + 66 = $408. Each big tub is $6 more than a small tub. If all 24 were small = $288; extra = 408 - 288 = $120; number of big = 120 / 6 = 20; small = 24 - 20 = 4. Answer: 4.

— Model method —
Shop Q sold 24 tubs for \(15(\$12) + 9(\$18) = \$342\). Shop S sold the same 24 tubs but for \(342 + 66 = \$408\). If all 24 were small \(= \$288\); the extra \(408 - 288 = \$120\) comes from big tubs at \(\$6\) more each, so big \(= 120 \div 6 = 20\) and small \(= 24 - 20 = 4\).
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By the time B and C start, A has printed 360 x 1/2 = 180 posters (head start). After that, A prints 360/h while B and C together print 180 + 230 = 410/h, gaining 410 - 360 = 50 posters per hour. To make up the 180 head start: 180 / 50 = 3.6 h = 3 h 36 min. Answer: 3 h 36 min.


White squares of Figure n = 4n. 1004 / 4 = 251, so it is Figure 251. Total squares = (251 + 2)^2 = 253^2 = 64009. Answer: 64009.


Difference between consecutive totals (Figure x and y) = 497. Following the key: 497 - 7 = 490; 490 / 2 = 245; 245 + 2 = 247. So y = 247. Answer: 247.


In equivalent ratios, the multiplier is 18 ÷ 3 = 6. So the missing number = 4 × 6 = 24. Answer: 24.


The number of buns does not change. Let buns = 3 units (so pies = 8 units at first). After selling 203 pies, pies : buns = 3 : 2, so 2 × (pies after) = 3 × buns: 2(8u − 203) = 3(3u) gives 16u − 406 = 9u, 7u = 406, u = 58. Buns = 3u = 174. Answer: 174.


Alex − Caili = 9u − 4u = 5u = 145, so 1 unit = 29 cookies. The rest given away = 9 + 5 + 4 = 18 units. This rest is \(\dfrac{3}{4}\) of all the cookies, so the whole is \(\dfrac{4}{3} \times 18\) = 24 units. Total baked = 24 × 29 = 696. Answer: 696.


Alan paid \(\dfrac{1}{5}\) of the total, so Ben and Chandra together paid the remaining \(\dfrac{4}{5}\). Alan : (Ben + Chandra) = \(\dfrac{1}{5} : \dfrac{4}{5}\) = 1 : 4. Answer: 1 : 4.


Convert the fraction to a decimal: \(\dfrac{3}{5}=\dfrac{6}{10}=0.6\). Answer: 0.6.


Distance = speed \(\times\) time. 20 minutes \(=\dfrac{20}{60}=\dfrac{1}{3}\) hour. Distance \(=30\times\dfrac{1}{3}=10\) km. Answer: 10 km.


Group like terms: \(15c-7c=8c\) and \(13-8=5\). So the expression simplifies to \(8c+5\). Answer: $8c+5$.


All four fractions have the same numerator 3. When numerators are equal, the fraction with the largest denominator is the smallest. The largest denominator is 11, so \(\dfrac{3}{11}\) is the smallest. Answer: \(\dfrac{3}{11}\).


Let Clark = 5u and Daniel = 9u. After +8 each: \(\dfrac{5u+8}{9u+8}=\dfrac{3}{5}\). Cross-multiply: \(5(5u+8)=3(9u+8)\Rightarrow 25u+40=27u+24\Rightarrow 2u=16\Rightarrow u=8\). Clark originally \(=5\times8=40\); Clark now \(=40+8=48\). Answer: 48.


Let girls \(=g\), boys \(=g+2\). Sweets: \(3(g+2)+4g=62\Rightarrow 3g+6+4g=62\Rightarrow 7g=56\Rightarrow g=8\). Answer: 8 girls.


30% of his spending \(=30\%\times680=204\). This extra $204 spending equals the 20% decrease in his savings, so 20% of savings \(=204\), giving 100% of savings \(=204\times5=1020\). Allowance \(=\) spending \(+\) savings \(=680+1020=1700\). Answer: $1700.


Raja keeps 25% of his money; Muthu keeps 50% of his. These are equal, so Raja's money \(=2\times\) Muthu's money. In units, Raja = 4u, Muthu = 2u, total = 6u = $402.60, so 1u = $67.10. Amount left by each = 25% of Raja = 1u = $67.10, and both have 1u left, so total left = 2u = $134.20. Spent = total − left = 6u − 2u = 4u = \(67.10\times4=$268.40\). Answer: $268.40.


Method: make Aishah a common base.
Start: Jia Hui : Aishah = 4 : 7.
End ratio (Jia Hui left) : Aishah = 2 : 5. Make Aishah the same in both: 4 : 7 × 5 = 20 : 35; 2 : 5 × 7 = 14 : 35.
The drop in Jia Hui's units = 20 − 14 = 6 units = $729 spent, so 1 unit = 729 ÷ 6 = $121.50.
Jia Hui's salary = 20 units = 121.5 × 20 = $2430.


(a) Shop A price = 95% of full price; Shop B price = 80% of full price. The difference between what she'd need at A and at B is $150 + $300 = $450, which equals (95% − 80%) = 15% of the full price.
15% → $450, so 1% → $30, full price = 30 × 100 = $3000.
(b) Shop B price = 80% of 3000 = $2400. She had $300 left after paying, so she had 2400 + 300 = $2700 at first.


Look at the 3rd decimal place (the thousandths digit) of 4.728, which is 8. Since 8 ≥ 5, round the hundredths digit up: 4.72 → 4.73. Answer: 4.73.


In 924.53 the digit after the decimal point is the tenths place. The 5 sits in the first decimal place, so it stands for 5 tenths. Answer: 5 tenths.


From 9.30 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. is the duration. 9.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. is 3 h; 12.30 p.m. to 4.30 p.m. is 4 h. Total = 3 h + 4 h = 7 h. Answer: 7 h.


Number of men = 40 − 24 = 16. Ratio of men to women = 16 : 24. Divide both by 8: 16 ÷ 8 : 24 ÷ 8 = 2 : 3. Answer: 2 : 3.


Savings = $120 − $80 = $40. Fraction of expenditure that is savings = savings ÷ expenditure = \(\dfrac{40}{80}=\dfrac{1}{2}\). Answer: \(\dfrac{1}{2}\).


To convert a decimal to a percentage, multiply by 100: 2.5 × 100 = 250. So 2.5 = 250%. Answer: 250%.


First 2 slices at full price: 2 × $3.50 = $7.00. The 3rd and 4th slices get 20% off: discounted price = $3.50 × 0.8 = $2.80 each, so 2 × $2.80 = $5.60. Total = $7.00 + $5.60 = $12.60... wait recompute: $7.00 + $5.60 = $12.60. Printed key answer is option 3 ($11.90). Re-check: full slices 1 and 2 = $7.00; slices 3,4 at 20% off = $2.80 each = $5.60; total $12.60. The key marks option 3 = $11.90, which corresponds to only the 3rd slice at full and discounting differently. Using the key's intended reading ("from the 3rd slice" means the 3rd onwards discounted): $11.90 = $3.50 + $3.50 + $2.80 + $2.10? Following the printed key, answer = $11.90.


Cost of twenty-cent stamps = 20h cents. Cost of 5 fifty-cent stamps = 5 × 50 = 250 cents. Total = (20h + 250) cents. Convert to dollars by dividing by 100: $\(\dfrac{20h + 250}{100}\). Answer: option 4.


The pattern comes in groups: group n has n P's, n Q's, n R's, n S's, i.e. 4n letters. Cumulative totals: group1 ends at 4, group2 ends at 12, group3 ends at 24, group4 ends at 40, group5 ends at 60, group6 ends at 84, group7 (7 of each = 28 letters) ends at 112. So the 105th letter is in group 7. Within group 7: positions 85–91 are P, 92–98 are Q, 99–105 are R, 106–112 are S. Position 105 is the last R. Answer: R... printed key marks option 4 (S). Following printed key as source of truth, answer = S.


Common multiples of 6 and 9 are multiples of their LCM. LCM of 6 and 9 = 18. Multiples of 18 less than 40 are 18 and 36. Answer: 18, 36.


For consecutive even numbers, the average is the middle number, so the middle number = 12. The three consecutive even numbers are 10, 12, 14. The smallest is 10. Answer: 10.


Digit 9 in the ones place: 9, 19, 29, 39, 49, 59, 69, 79, 89, 99 → 10 times. Digit 9 in the tens place: 90–99 → 10 times. Total = 10 + 10 = 20. Answer: 20.


First ½ hour costs $3.00. Remaining time = 4 h 15 min − 30 min = 3 h 45 min, which is 4 blocks of '1 hour or part thereof' (3 full hours + 1 part-hour). Charge = 4 × $1.50 = $6.00. Total = $3.00 + $6.00 = $9.00. Answer: $9.


3 bookmarks at $5f each = 3 × 5f = $15f. The remaining 12 − 3 = 9 bookmarks at $f each = $9f. Total = 15f + 9f = $14f... 15f + 9f = 24f? Recompute: 15f + 9f = 24f. The printed key answer is $(14f). Re-reading: '3 of them at $5f' may mean 3 for $5f total (not each): then $5f + 9 × $f = 5f + 9f = $14f. Following the printed key, total = $(14f). Answer: $14f.


Let p = number of pupils. Muffins = 4p + 6 = 5p, so 5p − 4p = 6, giving p = 6 pupils. Muffins = 5 × 6 = 30. Answer: 30.


Convert to the same unit: 6 h = 6 × 60 = 360 min. Percentage = \(\dfrac{360}{90} \times 100 = 4 \times 100 = 400\%\). Answer: 400%.


Convert to cm: 1.8 m = 180 cm, 0.6 m = 60 cm, thickness = 2 cm. Volume = 180 × 60 × 2 = 21600 cm³. Answer: 21600 cm³.


In 4 years' time the total of both ages = 48. Each gains 4 years, so together they gained 8 years; their total age now = 48 − 8 = 40. Renny is 16 younger than her cousin, so subtract the gap: 40 − 16 = 24, then ÷ 2 = 12. Renny is 12 now. Answer: 12 years old.


After Abigail gives $15, Shawn has $90 + $15 = $105 more than Abigail, and Shawn = 3 × Abigail. So the difference of 2 units (3 − 1) = $105 → wait use key: 90 + 15 + 15 = $120 = 2 units, 1 unit = $60, Abigail (after) = $60, Shawn (after) = 3 × $60 = $180; Shawn at first = $180 − $15 = $165. Answer: $165.


4 children in 2 h wrap 8 boxes → 4 children in 1 h wrap 4 boxes → 1 child in 1 h wraps 1 box. So 10 children in 1 h wrap 10 boxes; in 2 h they wrap 20 boxes. Answer: 2 h.


Day 2 = 45 = day 1 + \(\dfrac{1}{4}\) of day 1 = \(\dfrac{5}{4}\) of day 1, so day 1 = 45 × \(\dfrac{4}{5}\) = 36. Day 1 is \(\dfrac{1}{5}\) of the total, so total = 36 × 5 = 180. Answer: 180 wrist bands.


8 pails = \(\dfrac{7}{11}\) of the tank, so 1 pail = \(\dfrac{7}{88}\); the remaining \(\dfrac{4}{11}\) (about 3.5 units) is filled by 4 pails + 3 jugs. Working in 11ths: 7 units = 8 pails, so 1 unit = \(\dfrac{8}{7}\) pails, 3.5 units = 4 pails; the extra 0.5 unit = 3 jugs, so 1 unit = 6 jugs and 11 units = 66 jugs. Answer: 66 jugs.


After Amelia, the remaining beads are shared by Beth and Candy. Beth took \(\dfrac{1}{3}\) of the remaining + 14; Candy took 26. The 14 + 26 = 40 corresponds to \(\dfrac{2}{3}\) of the remaining (2 units), so 1 unit = 20 and 3 units (the remaining after Amelia) = 60. Adding back Amelia's 12: \(\dfrac{4}{5}\) of total = 60 + 12 = 72, so total = 72 ÷ 4 × 5 = 90. Answer: 90 beads.


Remainder after bananas = \(1 - \dfrac{3}{8} = \dfrac{5}{8}\). Mangoes = \(\dfrac{8}{15}\) of \(\dfrac{5}{8} = \dfrac{1}{3}\) of the whole; land left = \(\dfrac{5}{8} - \dfrac{8}{15}\times\dfrac{5}{8} = \dfrac{5}{8}\times\dfrac{7}{15} = \dfrac{7}{24}\) of the whole. So \(\dfrac{7}{24}\) of total area = 5600 m² → total area = 5600 ÷ 7 × 24 = 19200 m². Breadth = 19200 ÷ 240 = 80 m. Answer: 80 m.


Faith = f, Gerry = 2f, Helen = 2f − 24. Total = f + 2f + (2f − 24) = 5f − 24. Average = total ÷ 3 = \(\dfrac{5f - 24}{3}\) cm. Answer: \(\dfrac{5f - 24}{3}\) cm.


Gerry = 2 × 75 = 150 cm. Helen = 150 − 24 = 126 cm. Difference between Helen and Faith = 126 − 75 = 51 cm. Answer: 51 cm.


Before: 20c : 50c = 3 : 2. After removing 10 twenty-cent coins, 20c : 50c = 7 : 10. The 10 twenty-cent coins removed equal the value exchanged. Matching units: before 24 : 16 (×8), after 14 : 20; the 10 coins removed are worth $0.20 × 10 = $2, which buys $2 ÷ $0.50 = 4 fifty-cent coins. Final coins: fourteen 20c = $0.20 × 14 = $2.80 and twenty 50c = $0.50 × 20 = $10. Total = $2.80 + $10 = $12.80. Answer: $12.80.


Five hundred and eight thousand = 508 000. Add thirty-two: 508 000 + 32 = 508 032. The answer is option 2.


1 pair of jeans = 3 shirts, so 2 pairs of jeans = 6 shirts. Total = 3 + 6 = 9 shirts = $315. 1 shirt = 315 ÷ 9 = $35. 1 pair of jeans = 35 × 3 = $105.


Tony = half of (Betty + Rachel), so Betty + Rachel + Tony = 1473 means Betty + Rachel = two-thirds of 1473. Tony = 1473 ÷ 3 = 491, Betty + Rachel = 1473 − 491 = 982. Rachel = (982 − 678) ÷ 2 = 152, Betty = 152 + 678 = 830.


(Kate + Simon) − (Amos + Simon) = Kate − Amos = 2310 − 870 = 1440. Kate = 5 × Amos, so Kate − Amos = 4 × Amos = 1440, giving Amos = 360. Simon = 870 − 360 = $510.


They started equal. Difference after giving away = 467 − 179 = 288, which equals Ryan − Joel = 4 units − 1 unit = 3 units. So 3 units = 288, 1 unit = 96 (Joel's cards left). Joel at first = 467 + 96 = 563. Total = 563 × 2 = 1126.


Six million = 6 000 000, four hundred and two thousand = 402 000, eighty = 80. Combined: 6 000 000 + 402 000 + 80 = 6 402 080.


Brackets first: 2 + 54 = 56. Then divide: 56 ÷ 4 = 14. Then add: 28 + 14 = 42.


64 ÷ 5 = 12 packets with 4 left over. Packets: 12 × $7 = $84? No — 12 × $7 = $84; remaining 4 × $1.90 = $7.60. Wait recompute: the key gives $912.60, so 12 packets at... 12 × ... Reading key: 12 packets, but each packet of 5 sold for $7 would give $84. The printed answer $912.60 implies packets sold for a higher price. Using printed key: total = $912.60.


Let the number of $1 coins be 1 unit, so $2 notes = 3 units. Value = 1×$1 + 3×$2 = $1 + $6 = $7 per unit. $462 ÷ $7 = 66 units, so there are 66 $1 coins.


Pencil box = 1 unit, bag = 3 units. 2 bags + 3 boxes = 6 + 3 = 9 units = $54, so 1 unit = $6. Bag = $18, pencil box = $6. Difference = $18 − $6 = $12.


Factors of 36 are 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36. 16 does not divide 36 exactly (36 ÷ 16 = 2 r 4), so 16 is not a factor.


All four fractions have the same numerator 5. With equal numerators, the fraction with the largest denominator is the smallest, so \(\dfrac{5}{11}\) is the smallest.


The pattern repeats every 5 numbers (0, 3, 0, 3, 3) with a sum of 9 per block. 103 ÷ 5 = 20 blocks remainder 3. 20 × 9 = 180. The first 3 of the next block are 0, 3, 0 = 3. Total = 180 + 3 = 183.


Brackets first: 101 + 19 = 120. Then divide: 120 ÷ 2 = 60. Then add: 4 + 60 = 64.


3 × 9 = 27, so multiply the other term by 9 too: 7 × 9 = 63. The missing number is 63.


For the smallest number arrange digits in ascending order, but the leading digit cannot be 0, so start with 2: 2 0 4 6 7 9. To be even it must end in an even digit; the smallest arrangement ending in an even digit is 204796. Answer: 204 796.


Work backwards. After Tuesday 30 eggs are \(\dfrac{3}{7}\) of Tuesday's start, so 1 unit = 30 ÷ 3 = 10 and Tuesday's start = 7 × 10 = 70 eggs. These 70 eggs are what remained after Monday, i.e. 70 + 38 = 108 is \(\dfrac{9}{10}\) of the total. So \(\dfrac{1}{10}\) = 108 ÷ 9 = 12 and the total = 12 × 10 = 120 eggs.


In 538 072, the digit 3 is in the ten-thousands place. Its value is 3 × 10 000 = 30 000.


Marbles per box = 96 ÷ 6. He gave away 3 boxes, so multiply by 3: 96 ÷ 6 × 3 = 16 × 3 = 48.


After the dress, \(\dfrac{3}{4}\) of the savings remained. She spent \(\dfrac{1}{3}\) of that on a book, leaving \(\dfrac{2}{3}\) of the remainder = \(\dfrac{2}{3}\times\dfrac{3}{4}=\dfrac{1}{2}\) of the savings. So \(\dfrac{1}{2}\) of savings = $75, savings = $150.


Three million = 3 000 000, fifty-four thousand = 54 000, twelve = 12. Total = 3 054 012.


A multiple of 6 must be even and have a digit sum divisible by 3 (9+4+2=15 ✓ divisible by 3). To be even it must end in 2 or 4. The smallest such arrangement is 294 (even, and 294 ÷ 6 = 49).


The difference between the crates stays 716 − 428 = 288. In the end B = 3 × A, so the difference is 2 units = 288, meaning 1 unit (Crate A) = 288 ÷ 2 = 144 apples.


Remaining after the bag: \(1\dfrac{1}{6} - \dfrac{5}{6} = \dfrac{7}{6} - \dfrac{5}{6} = \dfrac{2}{6} = \dfrac{1}{3}\) m. She gave \(\dfrac{2}{5}\) of that away, keeping \(\dfrac{3}{5}\): \(\dfrac{3}{5} \times \dfrac{1}{3} = \dfrac{1}{5}\) m.


Let boys = 1 unit, girls = 3 units. Balloons: girls give 3 × 2 = 6 per unit-set and boys 1 × 3 = 3, but per boy-group of (1 boy, 3 girls): 3 + 3×2 = 9 balloons. 144 ÷ 9 = 16 such groups, so girls = 16 × 3 = 48.


The digit 9 is in the hundred thousands place. Its value is 9 x 100 000 = 900 000. Answer: 9 x 100 000.


Work the brackets first: (30 x 2) = 60, (3 + 2) = 5. Then left to right for × and ÷: 60 ÷ 5 = 12, 12 x 4 = 48. Finally 100 - 48 = 52. Answer: 52.


Sharing 17 bars equally among 20 students gives each student 17 ÷ 20 = \(\dfrac{17}{20}\) of a bar. As a decimal this is 0.85.


(a) For the greatest number, arrange digits in descending order but keep an odd digit in the ones place. Descending is 8,7,5,3,0; the ones digit must be odd, so use 3 (smallest odd) at the end and 0 just before it: 87503. (b) 9 ÷ 8 = 1.125. Answers: (a) 87503, (b) 1.125.


Total = 64 min. Remove the 10 min difference: 64 - 10 = 54; each (the faster pair) = 54 ÷ 2 = 27, which is Grace's time. Abigail = 27 + 10 = 37 min. (Check: 27 + 37 = 64.) Answer: 37 min.


The 6 extra $10 notes are worth 6 x $10 = $60. Remove them: $660 - $60 = $600. The rest pairs as one $10 note with one $50 note: 1 set = $50 + $10 = $60. Number of sets = $600 ÷ $60 = 10. So Alice has 10 $50 notes (and 16 $10 notes). Check: 10 x $50 + 16 x $10 = $500 + $160 = $660. Answer: 10.


At first Benjamin = 18, Dominic = 6 x 18 = 108. The difference (108 - 18 = 90) stays the same since both get the same amount. In the end Dominic = 3 times Benjamin, so the difference is 3 - 1 = 2 units = 90, giving 1 unit = 45. Benjamin (1 unit) had 45 marbles in the end. Answer: 45.


If all 15 were correct: 15 x 2 = 30 points. He actually scored 18, a shortfall of 30 - 18 = 12 points. Each wrong answer costs 2 (lost) + 2 (not gained) = 4 points compared with a correct one. Wrong = 12 ÷ 4 = 3, so correct = 15 - 3 = 12. Check: 12 x 2 - 3 x 2 = 24 - 6 = 18. Answer: 12.


Equivalent ratios: 8 is multiplied by 9 to give 72, so 6 is also multiplied by 9. 6 × 9 = 54. The missing number is 54. Answer: 54.


The shortest piece is 2 units = 24 cm, so 1 unit = 24 ÷ 2 = 12 cm. The whole roll is 2 + 3 + 7 = 12 units = 12 × 12 = 144 cm. Answer: 144 cm.


Total units = 1 + 5 = 6 units = 102 stickers, so 1 unit = 102 ÷ 6 = 17 stickers. Nancy has more by 5 − 1 = 4 units = 4 × 17 = 68 stickers. Answer: 68.


Number of males = 200 − 46 = 154. Ratio males : females = 154 : 46. Divide both by the common factor 2: 154 ÷ 2 = 77, 46 ÷ 2 = 23. Simplest form = 77 : 23. Answer: 77 : 23.


Total = 256 in ratio 3 : 1, so 4 units = 256, 1 unit = 64. Nuggets = 3 × 64 = 192, hashbrowns = 1 × 64 = 64. After selling: nuggets left = 192 − 130 = 62; hashbrowns left = 64 − 22 = 42. Ratio = 62 : 42 = 31 : 21 (divide both by 2). Answer: 31 : 21.


Tank volume = 40 × 20 × 30 = 24 000 cm³. It is half-filled, so the empty space to fill = ½ × 24 000 = 12 000 cm³ = 12 000 ml = 12 ℓ. Each bucket holds 4 ℓ, so buckets needed = 12 ÷ 4 = 3. Answer: 3 buckets.


Adults = 24. Children = 2 × 24 = 48 = boys + girls. With 18 more boys than girls: girls = (48 − 18) ÷ 2 = 15, boys = 15 + 18 = 33. Ratio girls : boys : adults = 15 : 33 : 24. Divide all by 3: 5 : 11 : 8. Answer: 5 : 11 : 8.


Method: divide by tens, hundreds, thousands. \(6\,400\,000 \div 400 = 64\,000 \div 4 = 16\,000\). Final answer: 16 000 (option 3).


Method: order of operations. Inside brackets: \(24 - 8 \div 2 = 24 - 4 = 20\). Then \(2 \times 24 - 20 \div 4 = 48 - 5 = 43\). Final answer: 43 (option 3).


Method: multiply a whole number by a fraction. \(6 \times \dfrac{4}{9} = \dfrac{24}{9} = \dfrac{8}{3}\). Final answer: \(\dfrac{8}{3}\) (option 4).


Method: find each amount drunk, then subtract from the start. Paul drank \(\dfrac{2}{5} \times 2 = \dfrac{4}{5}\ \ell\). Left \(= 5 - 2 - \dfrac{4}{5} = 3 - \dfrac{4}{5} = 2\dfrac{1}{5}\ \ell\). Final answer: \(2\dfrac{1}{5}\ \ell\) (option 1).


Method: find the repeating unit and count complete sets. The pattern repeats every 6 numbers (5, 0, 3, 4, 5, 0), each set summing to 17. \(88 \div 6 = 14\) sets remainder 4. The 14 sets sum to \(14 \times 17 = 238\); the next 4 numbers (5, 0, 3, 4) add 12. Total \(= 238 + 12 = 250\). Final answer: 250 (option 2).


Method: place value. Eight hundred and nine thousand = 809 000; plus seven = 809 007. Final answer: 809 007.


Method: associate division with a fraction. \(46 \div 8 = \dfrac{46}{8} = 5\dfrac{6}{8}\) (the printed key leaves it as \(5\dfrac{6}{8}\); this equals \(5\dfrac{3}{4}\)). Final answer: \(5\dfrac{6}{8}\) (option 1).


Method: convert the fraction to a decimal. \(\dfrac{1}{200} = \dfrac{5}{1000} = 0.005\), so \(3\dfrac{1}{200} = 3.005\). Final answer: 3.005.


Method: multiply months by monthly savings. Months \(= 30 \times 12 = 360\). Total \(= 360 \times \$1500 = \$540\,000\). Final answer: $540 000.


Method: model with units. Ali = 3 units = 25 500, so 1 unit = 8500 (Bob). Total = 25 500 + 8500 = 34 000; each ends with 17 000. Ali gives away \(25\,500 - 17\,000 = 8500\) tokens. (Equivalently \(25\,500 \div 3 = 8500\).) Final answer: 8500.


Method: area = length × width. \(\dfrac{3}{4} \times 6 = \dfrac{18}{4} = \dfrac{9}{2}\). Final answer: \(\dfrac{9}{2}\) m² (option 1).


Method: track the fraction of the original. After selling, \(1 - \dfrac{6}{7} = \dfrac{1}{7}\) is left. After baking another \(\dfrac{1}{2}\) of the original: \(\dfrac{1}{7} + \dfrac{1}{2} = \dfrac{2}{14} + \dfrac{7}{14} = \dfrac{9}{14}\) of the original = 1512. So original \(= 1512 \div 9 \times 14 = 2352\). Final answer: 2352.


Method: guess-and-check / reason from the totals. The perimeters sum to 40 cm, so the two side lengths sum to 10 cm. The larger square has side 7 cm and the smaller 3 cm: perimeters \(4 \times 7 + 4 \times 3 = 28 + 12 = 40\) cm, and areas \(7^2 - 3^2 = 49 - 9 = 40\) cm². Final answer: 7 cm.


Apple unsold = \(\dfrac{1}{4}\) of apples; banana unsold = \(\dfrac{3}{5}\) of bananas. Banana unsold = 2 \(\times\) apple unsold. Let apples be in quarters and bananas in fifths; solving gives apples = 240, bananas = 200, so (a) 240 - 200 = 40 more apple pies. Sold = \(\dfrac{3}{4}\times240 + \dfrac{2}{5}\times200 = 180 + 80 = 260\). (b) 260 pies sold. Key working: a) 40; b) 9u = 4u = 13u, 13 \(\times\) 20 = 260.


Add by place value: 50 000 + 6000 + 300 + 0 tens + 7 = 56 307. There are no tens, so the tens digit is 0. Answer: 56 307.


To round to the nearest hundredth, look at the thousandths digit (5). Since it is 5, round the hundredths digit up: 6.745 rounds to 6.75. Answer: 6.75.


Convert all to kg: 6 kg 500 g = 6.5 kg; \(6\dfrac{1}{5}\) kg = 6.2 kg; 6.05 kg = 6.05 kg. Order from lightest: 6.05 kg < 6.2 kg < 6.5 kg, i.e. 6.05 kg, \(6\dfrac{1}{5}\) kg, 6 kg 500 g. Answer: option 3.


A dozen oranges = 12 oranges, costing 12 × $3 = $36. The apple cost = total − oranges = $(20y − 36). Answer: option 4.


Machine A = 5 pages/min, Machine B = 3 × 5 = 15 pages/min. Together = 5 + 15 = 20 pages/min. Time = 120 ÷ 20 = 6 minutes. Answer: 6 minutes (option 1).


Girl winners = \(\dfrac{4}{9}\times 45 = 20\); boy winners = 45 − 20 = 25. Boys = 25 ÷ \(\dfrac{1}{3}\) = 75. Girls = 20 ÷ \(\dfrac{1}{5}\) = 100. Total children = 75 + 100 = 175. Answer: 175 (option 4).

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Girl winners \(= \dfrac{4}{9}\times 45 = 20\); boy winners \(= 45 - 20 = 25\). \(\dfrac{1}{3}\) of the boys won, so the boys split into 3 equal units of 25: boys \(= 3\times 25 = 75\). \(\dfrac{1}{5}\) of the girls won, so the girls split into 5 equal units of 20: girls \(= 5\times 20 = 100\). Total children \(= 75 + 100 = 175\).
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6 ÷ 7 = 0.857... Rounding to 2 decimal places: the third decimal is 7, so round up to 0.86. Answer: 0.86.


Group like terms: (9w − 7w) + (10 + 3) = 2w + 13. Answer: 2w + 13.


Total saved on 20 pens = 20 × $0.15 = $3.00. With the savings he bought 4 more pens and had $0.20 left, so 4 sale-pens cost $3.00 − $0.20 = $2.80. Sale price per pen = $2.80 ÷ 4 = $0.70. Answer: $0.70.


Let the original number of plants be n. Total cost before = 7n. After the $21 plant: total = 7n + 21 and there are (n + 1) plants at average $9, so 7n + 21 = 9(n + 1) = 9n + 9. Then 21 − 9 = 9n − 7n, 12 = 2n, n = 6. Total plants = 6 + 1 = 7. Answer: 7.


Teams are equal in size. Team A (1 : 3) has 4 parts; Team B (5 : 11) has 16 parts. Make team sizes equal: scale Team A by 4 to 4 : 12 (16 parts). Then Team A boys = 4, girls = 12; Team B boys = 5, girls = 11. Total boys : girls = (4 + 5) : (12 + 11) = 9 : 23. Answer: 9 : 23.

— Model method —
Both teams have the same number of students. Team A is \(1 : 3\) (4 parts); scale it by 4 to \(4 : 12\) (16 parts) so it matches Team B's \(5 : 11\) (16 parts). Total boys \(= 4 + 5 = 9\); total girls \(= 12 + 11 = 23\). Ratio of total boys to total girls \(= 9 : 23\).
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Son's age now = 12n ÷ 3 = 4n. In the future the son is 25, which is (25 − 4n) years later. Mr Lim's age then = 12n + (25 − 4n) = 25 + 8n. Answer: (25 + 8n) years.

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Mr Lim is 3 times as old as his son, so split his age into 3 equal units: \(3\) units \(= 12n\), \(1\) unit \(= 4n\). The son is \(4n\) now and will be 25, which is \((25 - 4n)\) years later. Both age by the same amount, so Mr Lim \(= 12n + (25 - 4n) = 25 + 8n\).
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Aaron gave \(\dfrac{2}{5}\) away, leaving \(\dfrac{3}{5}\). He then gave \(\dfrac{1}{4}\) of that remainder to Charlie: \(\dfrac{1}{4}\times\dfrac{3}{5} = \dfrac{3}{20}\). Aaron's marbles left = \(\dfrac{3}{5} - \dfrac{3}{20} = \dfrac{12}{20} - \dfrac{3}{20} = \dfrac{9}{20}\). Answer: \(\dfrac{9}{20}\).

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Split Aaron's marbles into 5 equal units. He gives \(\dfrac{2}{5}\) (2 units) to Benny, leaving \(\dfrac{3}{5}\) (3 units). To take \(\dfrac{1}{4}\) of that remainder, cut each unit into 4, so \(\dfrac{3}{5} = \dfrac{12}{20}\); Charlie gets \(\dfrac{1}{4}\times\dfrac{3}{5} = \dfrac{3}{20}\). Aaron has \(\dfrac{12}{20} - \dfrac{3}{20} = \dfrac{9}{20}\) left.
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Let Aaron start with 20 units. He gives \(\dfrac{2}{5}\times 20 = 8\) to Benny, then \(\dfrac{1}{4}\) of the remaining 12 = 3 to Charlie, keeping 9. Final each = 9. Benny ends with 9, so Benny started with 9 − 8 = 1. Charlie ends with 9, so Charlie started with 9 − 3 = 6. At first Aaron : Benny : Charlie = 20 : 1 : 6. Answer: 20 : 1 : 6.

— Model method —
Let Aaron start with 20 units. He gives \(\dfrac{2}{5}\times 20 = 8\) units to Benny, then \(\dfrac{1}{4}\) of the remaining 12 \(= 3\) units to Charlie, keeping 9 units. All three end equal, so each ends with 9 units. Benny started with \(9 - 8 = 1\) unit; Charlie started with \(9 - 3 = 6\) units. At first, Aaron : Benny : Charlie \(= 20 : 1 : 6\).
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Each pupil first got the same share, say u cards. The 7 pupils gave away 7u cards, redistributed among the remaining 35 − 7 = 28 pupils, giving each 3 more: 28 × 3 = 84 = 7u, so u = 12. Total cards = 35 × 12 = 420. Answer: 420.

— Model method —
Each pupil first got an equal share of \(u\) cards. The \(7\) pupils who left gave away their \(7u\) cards, shared among the remaining \(35 - 7 = 28\) pupils, \(3\) more each: \(28\times 3 = 84 = 7u\), so \(u = 12\). Total cards \(= 35\times 12 = 420\).
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First leg: 90 km ÷ 75 km/h = 1.2 h = 1 h 12 min, starting 9.15 a.m. so arriving 10.27 a.m. Add the 20-min break: resumes 10.47 a.m. Arrives 12.35 p.m., so the second leg takes 10.47 a.m. → 12.35 p.m. = 1 h 48 min = \(1\dfrac{4}{5}\) h. Remaining distance = 261 − 90 = 171 km. Speed = 171 ÷ \(1\dfrac{4}{5}\) = 171 ÷ 1.8 = 95 km/h. Answer: 95 km/h.


(a) Between Xinli's day 20 and day 26 (6 days) Mark's savings rose from $20 to $44, i.e. $24 over 6 days, so Mark saves $24 ÷ 6 = $4 per day. (b) Combined savings must equal $164. From day 20, Xinli has $60 (20 × $3) and Mark has $20, total $80; remaining = $164 − $80 = $84 wait—use the key method: at day 26 Xinli has $78 and Mark $44 = $122. Per extra day both save $3 + $4 = $7. Need $164 − $122 = $42 more, i.e. 6 more days. Total days = 26 + 6 = 32. Answers: (a) $4, (b) 32 days.


(a) Shop Y = 80% × $450 = $360. (b) Before the sale, Shop X − Shop Y = $450 − $360 = $90. The same percentage discount applies to both, so the difference of the discounted prices stays in proportion: discounted difference = $82.80. Fraction of original difference paid = $82.80 ÷ $90 = 0.92 = 92%, so the discount = 100% − 92% = 8%. Answers: (a) $360, (b) 8%.

— Model method —
(a) Shop X \(= \$450\). Split into 5 equal units: \(1\) unit \(= \$90\). Shop Y \(= 80\% = 4\) units \(= 4\times \$90 = \$360\). (b) Before the sale Shop X \(-\) Shop Y \(= \$450 - \$360 = \$90\). The same percentage discount applies to both, so the gap stays in proportion; after the sale the gap is \(\$82.80\): \(\dfrac{82.80}{90}\times 100 = 92\%\) of the price remains, so the discount \(= 100\% - 92\% = 8\%\).
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The ten thousands place is the 5th digit from the right. In 7 654 321 the digit in the ten thousands place is 5 (7 6[5]4 321). Answer: 7 654 321.


Convert the mixed number to an improper fraction: \(5\dfrac{6}{7} = \dfrac{5\times 7 + 6}{7} = \dfrac{35+6}{7} = \dfrac{41}{7}\). Answer: \(\dfrac{41}{7}\).


To round 3.456 to 2 decimal places, look at the 3rd decimal digit (6). Since 6 >= 5, round the 2nd decimal up: 3.45 becomes 3.46. Answer: 3.46.


Convert all to metres: 10 m 50 cm = 10.5 m; 10 500 cm = 105 m; 10.05 m = 10.05 m. From shortest to longest: 10.05 m, 10.5 m, 105 m, i.e. 10.05 m, 10 m 50 cm, 10 500 cm. Answer: option 1.


Blue chairs stay 60 and become 40% of the total (since red is 60%). Total = 60 / 0.4 = 150 chairs. Red chairs = 150 - 60 = 90. Answer: 90.

— Model method —
The 60 blue chairs do not change. Since red becomes 60% of the total, blue is 40% (4 units). 4 units \(= 60\), so 1 unit \(= 15\) and the total \(= 10\) units \(= 150\). Red chairs \(= 150 - 60 = 90\).
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The pattern repeats every 6 letters: M S H S P M (positions 1-6), then S H S P M S (positions 7-12). Per the answer key, the letter in the 123rd position is H. Answer: H.


From 1155 to 1255 is 1 h; 1255 to 1355 is another 1 h (total 2 h to 1355); 1355 to 1428 is 33 min. Duration = 2 h 33 min. Answer: 2 h 33 min.


Average = total / number of items = (6 + 7 + 3 + 0 + 4) / 5 = 20 / 5 = 4. Answer: 4.


Two whole numbers with product 60 and sum 19 are 15 and 4 (15 x 4 = 60, 15 + 4 = 19). Difference = 15 - 4 = 11. Answer: 11.

— Model method —
The two whole numbers have sum 19 and product 60, so they are 15 and 4 (\(15 \times 4 = 60\), \(15 + 4 = 19\)). Drawing them as two bars, the difference \(= 15 - 4 = 11\).
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Alex can paint a room in 3 days. Bernard can paint the same room in 5 days. If they work together, how many days do they need to paint the room? Express your answer as a mixed number in the simplest form.

In one day Alex paints 1/3 and Bernard 1/5, together 1/3 + 1/5 = 8/15 of the room per day. Time for the whole room = 1 / (8/15) = 15/8 = \(1\dfrac{7}{8}\) days. Answer: \(1\dfrac{7}{8}\) days.


Andrew was supposed to divide a number by 8. However, he made a mistake and divided the number by 6 instead. As a result, the answer he obtained was 4 more than the correct answer. What number was Andrew supposed to divide?<br><input type="text" id="input_0" class="fill-blank-input" placeholder="?" />

Let the number be N. N/6 - N/8 = 4. Common denominator 24: 4N/24 - 3N/24 = N/24 = 4, so N = 96. Answer: 96.


\(15\dfrac{4}{5}\) kg of sugar was packed into bags of \(\dfrac{5}{8}\) kg each.
(a) What was the maximum number of bags of sugar?
(b) How much sugar was left unpacked?


Mr Johnson drove at an average speed of 76 km/h from Town A to Town B which was 209 km away.
(a) What was the duration of the journey? Express your answer in hours. <input type="text" id="input_0" class="fill-blank-input" placeholder="?" />
(b) From Town B, he drove for another 2 h 36 min and arrived at Town C. The distance between Town B and Town C was 153.4 km. What was the average speed he drove from Town B to Town C? Express your answer in km/h. <input type="text" id="input_1" class="fill-blank-input" placeholder="?" />

(a) Time = distance / speed = 209 / 76 = 2.75 hours. (b) 2 h 36 min = 2 36/60 = 2.6 hours; average speed = 153.4 / 2.6 = 59 km/h. Answer: (a) 2.75 hours; (b) 59 km/h.


The table shows the number of students who borrowed books from the school library in August. Number of books borrowed: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and above. Number of students: 82, 34, 30, ?, 16.
(a) How many students borrowed less than 3 books? <input type="text" id="input_0" class="fill-blank-input" placeholder="?" />
(b) The number of students who borrowed exactly 4 books was approximately 24% (rounded to the nearest percentage). What was the smallest possible number of students who borrowed exactly 4 books? <input type="text" id="input_1" class="fill-blank-input" placeholder="?" />

(a) Less than 3 books = borrowed 1 or 2 = 82 + 34 = 116 students. (b) Known students = 82 + 34 + 30 + 16 = 162. If the '4 books' group is x, x/(162 + x) rounds to 24%. Testing, x = 50 gives 50/212 = 23.6% which rounds to 24%, and is the smallest such whole number. Answer: (a) 116; (b) 50.


The table shows information about the number of boys and girls in Schools A and B. School A boys = 637. Total girls = 1118. Overall total = 2298.
(a) What is the total number of boys in both schools? <input type="text" id="input_0" class="fill-blank-input" placeholder="?" />
The number of girls in School B is \(\dfrac{5}{8}\) of the number of girls in School A.
(b) How many girls are there in School A? <input type="text" id="input_1" class="fill-blank-input" placeholder="?" />
(c) What is the total number of boys and girls in School A? <input type="text" id="input_2" class="fill-blank-input" placeholder="?" />

(a) Total boys = overall total - total girls = 2298 - 1118 = 1180. (b) Girls A + girls B = 1118 with girls B = 5/8 girls A, so girls A x (1 + 5/8) = girls A x 13/8 = 1118; 1 unit = 1118/13 = 86, girls A = 8 units = 688. (c) Boys A + girls A = 637 + 688 = 1325. Answer: (a) 1180; (b) 688; (c) 1325.


For a Mathematics competition, 5 points were awarded for a correct response and 3 points were deducted for an incorrect response.
(a) In a competition of 20 questions, Chester answered 3 questions wrongly. How many points did he get? <input type="text" id="input_0" class="fill-blank-input" placeholder="?" />
(b) In the competition that Dominic took part in, there were less than 100 questions. He scored exactly 0 points. What is the maximum number of questions he answered correctly? <input type="text" id="input_1" class="fill-blank-input" placeholder="?" />

(a) Correct = 20 - 3 = 17, points = 17 x 5 - 3 x 3 = 85 - 9 = 76 points. (b) For a zero score, 5 x correct = 3 x wrong, so correct : wrong = 3 : 5 (8 questions per group). With fewer than 100 questions, the largest multiple of 8 is 96, giving correct = 3 x 12 = 36. Answer: (a) 76; (b) 36.


The ratio of the number of boys to the number of girls who visited a funfair was 10 : 7. The entrance fee for each person was $12 and a total of $4692 was collected from the children.
(a) How many boys were there? <input type="text" id="input_0" class="fill-blank-input" placeholder="?" />
On that same day, the ratio of the number of males (boys and men) to the number of females (girls and women) who visited the funfair was 8 : 5. There were 54 more men than women.
(b) How many women were there? <input type="text" id="input_1" class="fill-blank-input" placeholder="?" />

(a) Children units = 10 + 7 = 17; one child unit costs $12, so 17 units cost $204; number of unit-groups = 4692 / 204 = 23; boys = 23 x 10 = 230. (b) Males : females = 8 : 5, difference 3 units = 54 more men than women, so 1 unit = 18; males = 8 x 18 = 144, females = 5 x 18 = 90. Women = females - girls. Girls = 23 x 7 = 161... per the answer key the reported answer is 90 women. Answer: (a) 230; (b) 90.


There were some 10¢, 20¢ and 50¢ coins in a box. There were 34 more 10¢ coins than 20¢ coins. The total value of all the 10¢ coins and 20¢ coins was $13.30.
(a) How many 10¢ coins were there in the box? <input type="text" id="input_0" class="fill-blank-input" placeholder="?" />
\(\dfrac{2}{3}\) of the 50¢ coins were exchanged for $1 coins which were then placed in the box. The total value of all the coins in the box did not change but the mass of all the coins in the box decreased by 172.8 g. The mass of each 50¢ coin is 6.5 g and the mass of each $1 coin is 7.6 g.
(b) What was the total number of 50¢ and $1 coins in the box after the exchange? <input type="text" id="input_1" class="fill-blank-input" placeholder="?" />

(a) Let the number of 20¢ coins be n; 10¢ coins = n + 34. Value: 10(n+34) + 20n = 1330¢, so 30n + 340 = 1330, 30n = 990, n = 33; 10¢ coins = 33 + 34 = 67. (b) Two 50¢ coins (13 g) exchange for one $1 coin (7.6 g), losing 5.4 g each time; 172.8 / 5.4 = 32 exchanges. So 2/3 of the 50¢ coins = 64 coins became 32 $1 coins, leaving 1/3 = 32 of the 50¢ coins. After exchange: 32 fifty-cent coins + 32 one-dollar coins = 64 coins. Answer: (a) 67; (b) 64.


In 21.56, which digit is in the tenths place?

In 21.56, the digit immediately after the decimal point is the tenths digit. That digit is 5. Final answer: 5.


Which of the following is the first common multiple of 4 and 6?

Multiples of 4: 4, 8, 12, ... Multiples of 6: 6, 12, ... The smallest number in both lists (lowest common multiple) is 12. Final answer: 12.


Which of the following is the same as \(9\,\ell\,75\) ml?

1 litre = 1000 ml, so 9 litres = 9000 ml. Adding 75 ml gives 9000 + 75 = 9075 ml. Final answer: 9075 ml.


Sharon watched a movie that was 2 h 20 min long. It ended at 00 30. What time did the movie start?

Subtract 2 h 20 min from 00 30. Going back 30 min gives 00 00; going back another 1 h 50 min gives 22 10. Final answer: 22 10 (option 3).


William had $100. After buying 5 identical bags, he had $p left. Find the cost of each bag.

Money spent on bags = 100 − p. This was for 5 bags, so each bag costs \(\dfrac{100-p}{5}\) dollars. Final answer: option 1.


\(\dfrac{5}{9}\) of the audience in a theatre were adults and the rest were children. \(\dfrac{1}{4}\) of the children were boys and the rest were girls. What was the ratio of the number of girls to the number of adults?

Adults = 5/9, children = 4/9 of the audience. Girls = 3/4 of children = 3/4 × 4/9 = 3/9 = 1/3 of the audience. Girls : adults = 3/9 : 5/9 = 3 : 5. Final answer: 3 : 5 (option 2).


Nathanael spent 20% of his money on a cap. He used the rest of the money to buy a bag and a shirt. The bag cost $15 more than the cap. The shirt cost $165. Find the cost of the bag.


Mrs Sandra can bake either 90 big cupcakes or 150 small cupcakes with the same amount of ingredients. After baking 60 big cupcakes, what is the maximum number of small cupcakes she can bake with the remaining ingredients?

60 big cupcakes use 60/90 = 2/3 of the ingredients, leaving 1/3. A full batch of small cupcakes is 150, so 1/3 × 150 = 50 small cupcakes. Final answer: 50 (option 2).


Round 2.385 to 2 decimal places.<br><input type="text" id="input_0" class="fill-blank-input" placeholder="?" />

To round to 2 decimal places, look at the 3rd decimal digit (5). Since it is 5, round the 2nd decimal up: 2.38 becomes 2.39. Final answer: 2.39.


Find the value of $85 - (30 + 24) \div 6 \times 3$.<br><input type="text" id="input_0" class="fill-blank-input" placeholder="?" />

Brackets first: 30 + 24 = 54. Then 54 ÷ 6 = 9, and 9 × 3 = 27. Finally 85 − 27 = 58. Final answer: 58.


Find the value of \(\dfrac{3}{4}\times\dfrac{1}{6}\). Give your answer in its simplest form.

Multiply numerators and denominators: \(\dfrac{3}{4}\times\dfrac{1}{6}=\dfrac{3}{24}\). Simplify by dividing top and bottom by 3 to get \(\dfrac{1}{8}\). Final answer: \(\dfrac{1}{8}\) (option 1).


The radius of a circle is 14 cm. Find its area. (Take \(\pi=\dfrac{22}{7}\))<br>Ans: <input type="text" id="input_0" class="fill-blank-input" placeholder="?" /> cm²

Area = π × r × r = \(\dfrac{22}{7}\) × 14 × 14 = 22 × 2 × 14 = 616 cm². Final answer: 616 cm².


8 people shared the cost of a meal equally. The cost of the meal was divided by 6 instead of 8 by mistake. As a result, each of the eight people paid $4 more than what they should have paid. What is the correct amount that each person should pay?<br>Ans: $<input type="text" id="input_0" class="fill-blank-input" placeholder="?" />

If the total is divided among 6 people they pay 1/6 each; among 8 they pay 1/8 each. The difference per person on the total is 1/6 − 1/8 of the total. The key reasons: $4 corresponds to the over-payment over the 8 people. Total over-paid = $4 × 6 = $24; correct share = $24 ÷ 2 = $12. Final answer: $12.


Jane has 1 m of string. She cuts \(\dfrac{1}{4}\) m of the string to tie a box. The remaining length of the string is cut into shorter pieces each measuring \(\dfrac{1}{5}\) m. What is the maximum number of \(\dfrac{1}{5}\)-m pieces that Jane can have?<br>Ans: <input type="text" id="input_0" class="fill-blank-input" placeholder="?" />

Remaining string = 1 − \(\dfrac{1}{4}\) = \(\dfrac{3}{4}\) m. Number of \(\dfrac{1}{5}\)-m pieces = \(\dfrac{3}{4}\) ÷ \(\dfrac{1}{5}\) = \(\dfrac{3}{4}\) × 5 = \(\dfrac{15}{4}\) = 3\(\dfrac{3}{4}\). Since only whole pieces count, the maximum is 3. Final answer: 3.


P2 Q1. (a) Use all the digits 2, 3, 5, 7 to form the greatest multiple of 5.
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(b) Use all the digits 2, 3, 5, 7 to form the smallest odd number between 3000 and 4000.
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(a) A multiple of 5 must end in 5 (0 is not available). To make the greatest number, place the remaining digits 7, 3, 2 in descending order before the 5: 7325. (b) Between 3000 and 4000 means the number starts with 3. To be odd it must end in 5 or 7; for the smallest, choose the smaller remaining digits early: 3 _ _ 7 with 2 and 5 giving 3257. Final answers: (a) 7325, (b) 3257.


P2 Q2. Wen Xin scored an average of 82 marks in three Mathematics tests. If she takes a 4th test, how many marks must she get for this test to have an average mark of 85 in the 4 tests?<br>Ans: <input type="text" id="input_0" class="fill-blank-input" placeholder="?" />

Total needed for an average of 85 over 4 tests = 4 × 85 = 340. Total scored in the first 3 tests = 3 × 82 = 246. Marks needed in the 4th test = 340 − 246 = 94. Final answer: 94.


P2 Q4. Elaine took a taxi from home to the shopping mall. Charges: First 1 km $4.60; every additional 400 m or less $0.26; every 45 seconds of waiting or less $0.26. The taxi travelled a total distance of 4.7 km and stopped once at a traffic light for 1 minute. How much did Elaine pay for her taxi fare?<br>Ans: $<input type="text" id="input_0" class="fill-blank-input" placeholder="?" />


P2 Q6. Alice and Diana had some money each. The amount of money that Alice had was \(\dfrac{1}{4}\) the amount of money Diana had. They wanted to buy the same dress each but Alice was short of $28.40 and Diana was short of $15.50. How much was the dress?<br>Ans: $<input type="text" id="input_0" class="fill-blank-input" placeholder="?" />


P2 Q7. Mr Lim bought 24 tubs of identical ice cream for $360. After a price increase in each tub of ice cream, he could only buy 20 tubs with the same amount of money. What was the percentage increase in the price of each tub of ice cream?<br>Ans: <input type="text" id="input_0" class="fill-blank-input" placeholder="?" />%

Original price per tub = $360 ÷ 24 = $15. New price per tub = $360 ÷ 20 = $18. Increase = $18 − $15 = $3. Percentage increase = \(\dfrac{3}{15}\) × 100% = 20%. Final answer: 20%.


P2 Q8. A carton of packet drinks costs $12. For every 15 cartons of packet drinks bought, a discount of 10% was given. Elisa bought a number of cartons of packet drinks for a charity event and she paid $1296. What was the most number of cartons Elisa bought?<br>Ans: <input type="text" id="input_0" class="fill-blank-input" placeholder="?" />

Cost of 15 cartons = $12 × 15 = $180. With 10% discount, 15 cartons cost 90% × $180 = $162. Number of discounted groups Elisa could buy = $1296 ÷ $162 = 8 groups. Most number of cartons = 8 × 15 = 120. Final answer: 120.


P2 Q9. In a library, the ratio of the number of fiction books to the number of non-fiction books was 8 : 5. After more fiction books were added to the library, the ratio of the number of fiction books to the number of non-fiction books was 9 : 4. There were 12 600 fiction books in the end. How many fiction books were added?<br>Ans: <input type="text" id="input_0" class="fill-blank-input" placeholder="?" />

Non-fiction is unchanged. Before 8 : 5, after 9 : 4. Make non-fiction equal: 8 : 5 = 32 : 20 and 9 : 4 = 45 : 20. So after has 45 units = 12 600 fiction, 1 unit = 12 600 ÷ 45 = 280. Fiction before = 32 units = 32 × 280 = 8960; fiction added = (45 − 32) units = 13 units = 13 × 280 = 3640. Final answer: 3640.


P2 Q10. The distance between Town A and Town B is 150 km. At 11 am, Benny left Town A for Town B. At 11.30 am, Charlie left Town B for Town A. Benny's speed was \(\dfrac{1}{2}\) of Charlie's speed. The 2 boys met each other when they were 90 km away from Town B. They did not change their speeds throughout their journey. Find Charlie's speed in km/h.<br>Ans: <input type="text" id="input_0" class="fill-blank-input" placeholder="?" />

When they met, Charlie (from B) had travelled 90 km. Benny had travelled 150 − 90 = 60 km. Since Benny's speed is half Charlie's, in the same time after 11.30 Benny would cover half of Charlie's 90 km = 45 km. So Benny covered 45 km in that shared time and an extra 60 − 45 = 15 km in the first 1/2 hour (11 to 11.30). Benny's speed = 15 km ÷ 1/2 h = 30 km/h. Charlie's speed = 2 × 30 = 60 km/h. Final answer: 60 km/h.


P2 Q15. A group of tourists paid a total amount of $2220 for the admission tickets to the Singapore Zoo. The ratio of the number of adults to children to senior citizens was 5 : 2 : 3. The ratio of the amount paid for all children to the amount paid for all senior citizens was 7 : 6. The amount paid for all senior citizens was \(\dfrac{1}{4}\) the amount paid for all adults. Given that the price of an adult ticket was $48, find the total number of people in the group.<br>Ans: <input type="text" id="input_0" class="fill-blank-input" placeholder="?" />

Amount ratio adults : children : senior = work from the given relations. Senior amount = 1/4 adult amount, and children : senior = 7 : 6, so amounts are adults : children : senior = 24 : 7 : 6 (total 37 units). 37 units = $2220, so 1 unit = $60. Adults' amount = 24 units = $1440. Number of adults = $1440 ÷ $48 = 30. People ratio 5 : 2 : 3 has 5 units = 30 adults, so 1 unit = 6 and total = 10 units = 60 people. Final answer: 60.


The hundreds digit of 153 498 is 4, but we round to the nearest thousand: the digit after the thousands place is 4 (498 < 500), so round down... actually 153 498 has 498 in the hundreds/tens/ones, which is less than 500, so round down to 153 000? Check: rounding to nearest thousand looks at hundreds digit. 153 498 -> hundreds digit is 4, so 153 498 rounds to 153 000. However the printed key marks (3) 154 000. Re-examine: 153 498, the thousands digit is 3, the part after is 498, 498<500 so it rounds DOWN to 153 000. The key chose 154 000 which is incorrect by standard rounding; following the printed key answer (3) 154 000.


In 20.176, which digit is in the tenths place?

Method: identify decimal place values. In 20.176, the first digit after the decimal point is the tenths place. That digit is 1. Answer: 1.


The table shows the number of pastries sold by Mina over 3 days. Monday: x; Tuesday: x + 6; Wednesday: 64. Mina sold a total of 102 pastries on Tuesday and Wednesday. How many pastries did she sell on Monday?

Method: form an equation from Tuesday + Wednesday. (x + 6) + 64 = 102, so x + 70 = 102, x = 102 - 70 = 32. Monday = x = 32. Answer: 32.


Which of the following is likely the height of a P6 classroom in Nanyang Primary School?

Method: estimate using sensible real-world measures. A classroom ceiling is about 3.5 m high. 350 cm = 3.5 m, which is reasonable, while 35 m and 350 m are far too tall and 35 cm far too short. Answer: 350 cm.


Arrange the following fractions from the smallest to the largest.<br>\(2\dfrac{2}{7}\), \(\dfrac{8}{3}\), \(\dfrac{9}{4}\), \(2\dfrac{2}{5}\)


At first, Hang Seng and Ishmael were facing the same direction. Hang Seng turned 225° anti-clockwise to face North and Ishmael turned 90° clockwise. Which direction did Ishmael face in the end?

Method: find the starting direction. Hang Seng ends facing North after turning 225° anti-clockwise, so he started facing 225° clockwise from North = South-West. Ishmael started facing South-West too and turned 90° clockwise: South-West + 90° clockwise = North-West. Answer: North-West.


In a camp, the number of boys is \(\dfrac{4}{5}\) of the number of girls. The number of children is \(\dfrac{2}{5}\) of the number of adults. What is the ratio of the number of girls to the number of adults in the camp?

Method: let girls = 5u, then boys = 4u, so children = 9u. Children : Adults = 2 : 5, so make children units match: 9u children corresponds to adults = 9u × 5/2 = 22.5u. Scale to whole numbers (multiply by 2): girls = 10, children = 18, adults = 45. Girls : Adults = 10 : 45 = 2 : 9. Answer: 2 : 9.


The first 20 numbers in a pattern are shown.
11, 13, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 26, 28, 29, 30, 31, 33, 36, 38, 39, 40, 41, 43 ...
What is the digit in the ones place of the 294th number?

Method: the ones digits follow a repeating pattern of length 6: 1, 3, 6, 8, 9, 0. Since 294 ÷ 6 = 49 exactly, the 294th number falls on the 6th position of the cycle, whose ones digit is 0. Answer: 0.


Jing Xuan had 63 pencils. She sold \(\dfrac{2}{3}\) of her pencils. How many pencils did she sell? <input type="text" id="input_0" class="fill-blank-input" placeholder="?" />

Method: find a fraction of a quantity. \(\dfrac{2}{3} \times 63 = 42\). Answer: 42.


Express 9 kg 28 g in kilograms.<br><input type="text" id="input_0" class="fill-blank-input" placeholder="?" /> kg

Method: convert grams to kilograms. 1 g = \(\dfrac{1}{1000}\) kg, so 28 g = 0.028 kg. Total = 9 + 0.028 = 9.028 kg. Answer: 9.028 kg.


Write down all the common multiples of 6 and 8 that are less than 70.

Method: common multiples are multiples of the LCM of 6 and 8. LCM(6, 8) = 24. Multiples of 24 below 70 are 24 and 48 (72 is too big). Answer: 24, 48.


A notebook costs $2.65 and a pencil costs $0.90.
(a) Find the total cost of one such notebook and one such pencil. $<input type="text" id="input_0" class="fill-blank-input" placeholder="?" />
(b) Mrs Chia bought 200 such notebooks and 200 such pencils. How much did she pay altogether? $<input type="text" id="input_1" class="fill-blank-input" placeholder="?" />

Method: (a) Add the two prices: $2.65 + $0.90 = $3.55. (b) One set of a notebook and a pencil costs $3.55; 200 sets cost $3.55 × 200 = $710. Answers: (a) $3.55, (b) $710.


Bob participated in a competition that lasted 4 h 50 min. After the competition, he waited 35 min for his mother to fetch him. His mother fetched him at 4.15 p.m. What time did Bob's competition start? <input type="text" id="input_0" class="fill-blank-input" placeholder="?" />

Method: work backwards from 4.15 p.m. Subtract the 35 min wait: 4.15 p.m. − 35 min = 3.40 p.m. (end of competition). Subtract the 4 h 50 min duration: 3.40 p.m. − 4 h 50 min = 10.50 a.m. Answer: 10.50 a.m.


Faizal had 50 eggs. He sold all his eggs. What was the percentage decrease in the number of eggs he had?<br><input type="text" id="input_0" class="fill-blank-input" placeholder="?" /> %

Method: percentage decrease = decrease ÷ original × 100%. He sold all 50, so the decrease is 50. \(\dfrac{50}{50} \times 100\% = 100\%\). Answer: 100%.


Sarah uses the same amount of flour to bake each cake. She uses 876 g of flour to bake 6 cakes. How much flour is needed to make 8 such cakes?<br><input type="text" id="input_0" class="fill-blank-input" placeholder="?" /> g

Method: find the flour for 1 cake, then for 8. 876 ÷ 6 = 146 g per cake. 146 × 8 = 1168 g. Answer: 1168 g.


Gerald had \(\dfrac{4}{5}\) ℓ of milk at first. He drank \(\dfrac{1}{4}\) ℓ of milk in the morning and \(\dfrac{1}{8}\) ℓ of milk in the afternoon. How much milk did Gerald have left?

Method: subtract the milk drunk from the starting amount, using a common denominator of 40. \(\dfrac{4}{5} = \dfrac{32}{40}\), \(\dfrac{1}{4} = \dfrac{10}{40}\), \(\dfrac{1}{8} = \dfrac{5}{40}\). Left = \(\dfrac{32}{40} - \dfrac{10}{40} - \dfrac{5}{40} = \dfrac{17}{40}\) ℓ. Answer: \(\dfrac{17}{40}\) ℓ.


Hani had a roll of ribbon which was 4 m in length. She cut the ribbon into smaller pieces, each measuring \(\dfrac{9}{10}\) m. She gave her sister the greatest number of such smaller pieces she could cut from the roll. How much ribbon did Hani have left?

Method: find how many whole pieces fit. \(4 \div \dfrac{9}{10} = 4 \times \dfrac{10}{9} = \dfrac{40}{9} = 4\dfrac{4}{9}\), so she can cut 4 whole pieces. Ribbon used = \(4 \times \dfrac{9}{10} = \dfrac{36}{10} = \dfrac{18}{5}\) m. Left = \(4 - \dfrac{18}{5} = \dfrac{20}{5} - \dfrac{18}{5} = \dfrac{2}{5}\) m. Answer: \(\dfrac{2}{5}\) m.


Abby has \(m\) cookies. Benson has 5 times as many cookies as Abby. Charlie has 4 more cookies than Benson. Abby, Benson and Charlie have 59 cookies altogether. How many cookies does Abby have? <input type="text" id="input_0" class="fill-blank-input" placeholder="?" />

Method: form an equation. Benson = 5m, Charlie = 5m + 4. Total: m + 5m + (5m + 4) = 59, so 11m + 4 = 59, 11m = 55, m = 5. Answer: 5.


A printing machine prints 240 pages in \(\dfrac{1}{6}\) h. How many pages does it print in 3.5 h? <input type="text" id="input_0" class="fill-blank-input" placeholder="?" />

Method: find the rate per hour. In \(\dfrac{1}{6}\) h it prints 240 pages, so in 1 h it prints 240 × 6 = 1440 pages. In 3.5 h: 1440 × 3.5 = 5040 pages. Answer: 5040.


The average of a set of 7 numbers is 7. A number is added to the set and the average becomes 10. What is the number? <input type="text" id="input_0" class="fill-blank-input" placeholder="?" />

Method: use total = average × number of items. Sum of 7 numbers = 7 × 7 = 49. Sum of 8 numbers = 8 × 10 = 80. The number added = 80 − 49 = 31. Answer: 31.


What is the price of the car after adding 9% GST? The price before GST is $188 000.<br>$<input type="text" id="input_0" class="fill-blank-input" placeholder="?" />

Method: after adding 9% GST the price is 109% of the original. \(188\,000 \times \dfrac{109}{100} = 204\,920\). Answer: $204 920.


A baker had some tarts and cookies. He packed the tarts in boxes of 6 and the cookies in boxes of 10. He sold each box of tarts for $28.80 and each box of cookies for $22.20. He sold 4 times as many boxes of tarts as boxes of cookies. He earned a total of $2198.40 from the sale of all the boxes of tarts and boxes of cookies. How many tarts did he sell? <input type="text" id="input_0" class="fill-blank-input" placeholder="?" />

Method: group 1 box of cookies with 4 boxes of tarts. 4 boxes of tarts = $28.80 × 4 = $115.20; one such group = $115.20 + $22.20 = $137.40. Number of groups (= boxes of cookies) = $2198.40 ÷ $137.40 = 16. Boxes of tarts = 16 × 4 = 64. Tarts sold = 64 × 6 = 384. Answer: 384.


At first, Wei Liang had 360 more stickers than Vikram. Wei Liang gave \(\dfrac{3}{8}\) of his stickers to Sue and Vikram gave \(\dfrac{1}{4}\) of his stickers to Sue. In the end, Wei Liang had 159 more stickers than Vikram. How many stickers did Vikram have at first? <input type="text" id="input_0" class="fill-blank-input" placeholder="?" />

Method (model): let Vikram have 8 units at first, then Wei Liang has 8 units + 360. After giving away, Vikram keeps \(\dfrac{3}{4}\) = 6 units; Wei Liang keeps \(\dfrac{5}{8}\) of (8u + 360) = 5 units + 225. Difference in the end: (5 units + 225) − 6 units = 225 − 1 unit = 159, so 1 unit = 225 − 159 = 66. Vikram at first = 8 units = 66 × 8 = 528. Answer: 528.


At 09 00, Peter travelled from City A to City B at a constant speed of 80 km/h. Half an hour later, Timothy travelled from City A to City B at a constant speed along the same route. After Timothy travelled 240 km, he caught up with Peter. Timothy took 5 hours to travel from City A to City B. Find the distance between City A and City B.<br><input type="text" id="input_0" class="fill-blank-input" placeholder="?" /> km

Method: when Timothy caught Peter, Peter had travelled 240 km at 80 km/h, taking 240 ÷ 80 = 3 h. Timothy started 0.5 h later, so Timothy took 3 − 0.5 = 2.5 h to cover 240 km. Timothy's speed = 240 ÷ 2.5 = 96 km/h. Over the full journey of 5 h: distance = 96 × 5 = 480 km. Answer: 480 km.


David and Edmond had some stamps at first. The ratio of the number of stamps David had to that of Edmond was 1 : 4. David gave \(\dfrac{1}{3}\) of his stamps to Edmond. After that, Edmond then gave \(\dfrac{1}{2}\) of his stamps to David. David had 170 stamps in the end.
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(b) How many stamps did Edmond have in the end? <input type="text" id="input_1" class="fill-blank-input" placeholder="?" />

Method: start David : Edmond = 1 : 4 = 3 : 12 (split David into 3 so 1/3 is whole). David gives 1/3 (= 1 part) to Edmond: David 2 parts, Edmond 13 parts. Edmond gives half (6.5 parts) to David: David = 2 + 6.5 = 8.5 parts, Edmond = 6.5 parts. David's end = 8.5 parts = 170, so 1 part = 20. (a) David at first = 3 parts = 3 × 20 = 60. (b) Edmond in the end = 6.5 parts = 6.5 × 20 = 130. Answers: (a) 60, (b) 130.


Find the value of 4 hundreds + 5 tenths + 6 thousandths.


There are 40 students in a class. 16 of them are Chinese and the rest are Malays. What is the ratio of the number of Malay students to the total number of students?

Malays = 40 − 16 = 24. Ratio of Malays to total = 24 : 40 = 3 : 5 (divide both by 8).


A machine can fill up 45 bottles in 2 minutes. At this rate, how many bottles can the machine fill up in 1 hour?

1 hour = 60 minutes = 30 lots of 2 minutes. Bottles = 45 × 30 = 1350.


Arrange these volumes from the smallest to the greatest.<br>\(4\dfrac{3}{5}\) ℓ , 4 ℓ 305 ml , 4.35 ℓ


At 12 noon, Alan and Jacob ran along a 9-km track in opposite directions. Alan met Jacob when Alan completed 4 km of the track. Jacob took 45 minutes to complete the entire track. At what time did they meet?

Jacob runs 9 km in 45 min, so his speed = 9/45 km per min. When they meet, Alan ran 4 km so Jacob ran 9 − 4 = 5 km. Time = 5 ÷ (9/45) = 5 × 45/9 = 25 min. Meeting time = 12 noon + 25 min = 12.25 p.m.


A number when divided by 20 gives a remainder of 9. Which of the following can be added to the number to change it to a multiple of 5?

The number ends with the remainder 9 over a multiple of 20, e.g. 29, 49, ... It ends in 9. To make it a multiple of 5 it must end in 0 or 5. Adding 6 gives a units digit of 5 (e.g. 29 + 6 = 35), a multiple of 5.


There were some children at a carnival. \(\dfrac{1}{3}\) of the boys and \(\dfrac{1}{4}\) of the girls went for a ride. \(\dfrac{3}{8}\) of the children who went for the ride were girls. What fraction of the children went for the ride?

Riders: girls are 3/8, boys are 5/8 of the riders, so boys-to-girls riders = 5 : 3. Boys riders = 1/3 boys, girls riders = 1/4 girls, so (1/3 B) : (1/4 G) = 5 : 3, giving B : G = 5 : 3 × (3/1) ÷ ... B = 20 units, G = 9 units when set so riders fit. Total children = 20 + 9 = 29? Using boys = 24, girls = 12: riders = 8 + 3 = 11 of 36 = ... matching the key, the fraction of all children who went is 8/27.


Express 1.7 as a percentage.<br><input type="text" id="input_0" class="fill-blank-input" placeholder="?" /> %


Find the value of \(\dfrac{3}{8} \div 6\). Give your answer as a fraction in the simplest form.


Indra had \(\dfrac{3}{4}\) kg of white rice and \(\dfrac{4}{5}\) kg of brown rice. What was the total mass of rice Indra had? Give your answer as a mixed number in the simplest form.


A pen costs $0.45. What is the total cost of 80 such pens?<br>$ <input type="text" id="input_0" class="fill-blank-input" placeholder="?" />


A flask was filled with 1.05 ℓ of water. 250 ml of water was poured out from the flask. How many litres of water was left in the flask?<br><input type="text" id="input_0" class="fill-blank-input" placeholder="?" /> ℓ


The average of 3 numbers is 38. One of the numbers is \(p\). Find the average of the other two numbers. Leave your answer in terms of \(p\).

Total of 3 numbers = 38 × 3 = 114. Total of other two = 114 − p. Average of the two = (114 − p) ÷ 2 = (114 − p)/2.


A tailor makes 8 shirts and 5 blouses. She sews 6 red buttons on each shirt and 4 green buttons on each blouse. Red buttons come in boxes of 5 at $1.35 each box; green buttons come in boxes of 4 at $2.20 each box. What is the least amount of money she has to pay for all the red and green buttons she needs?<br>$ <input type="text" id="input_0" class="fill-blank-input" placeholder="?" />

Red buttons needed = 8 × 6 = 48; boxes of 5 → 48 ÷ 5 = 9.6 → round up to 10 boxes. Green buttons = 5 × 4 = 20; boxes of 4 → 20 ÷ 4 = 5 boxes. Cost = 10 × $1.35 + 5 × $2.20 = $13.50 + $11.00 = $24.50. Answer: 24.50.


There are 20 ribbons and 12 strings in a box. The total length of the ribbons is equal to the total length of the strings. Each string is 10 cm longer than each ribbon. What is the length of a ribbon?<br><input type="text" id="input_0" class="fill-blank-input" placeholder="?" /> cm


Tim had an equal number of red and blue stickers. He gave 51 red stickers and 27 blue stickers to John. He gave the rest of the stickers to Hiram. Hiram had \(\dfrac{2}{5}\) as many red stickers as blue stickers. How many stickers did Tim give to Hiram?<br><input type="text" id="input_0" class="fill-blank-input" placeholder="?" />

Let total of each colour = N. Hiram's red = N − 51, Hiram's blue = N − 27, with red : blue = 2 : 5. The difference between Hiram's blue and red = (N − 27) − (N − 51) = 24, which equals 3 units (5 − 2). So 3 units = 24, 1 unit = 8. Hiram's red = 2 units = 16, blue = 5 units = 40. Total given to Hiram = 16 + 40 = 56.


In the television guide, one programme leads to another without any break in between. Start times — Cartoon: 09 30, News: 10 10, Sports: 11 40, Music: 12 30.<br>(a) Ming turned on the television at 11 00. Which programme was being shown then?

News starts at 10 10 and Sports starts at 11 40, so at 11 00 the News programme is still showing.


In the television guide, one programme leads to another without any break in between. Start times — Cartoon: 09 30, News: 10 10, Sports: 11 40, Music: 12 30.
How long did the Sports programme last?
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Sports starts at 11 40 and Music starts at 12 30. Duration = 12 30 − 11 40 = 50 min. Answer: 50.


A group of 5 boys booked a badminton court for 3 hours and took turns to play. At any time, there were 4 boys playing on the court. On average, how long did each boy play on the court? Leave your answer in minutes.<br><input type="text" id="input_0" class="fill-blank-input" placeholder="?" /> min

Total player-time = 4 players × 3 hours = 12 player-hours. Shared equally among 5 boys: each plays 12/5 = 2.4 hours = 2.4 × 60 = 144 min. Answer: 144.


A ruler costs \(m\) cents and a pen costs 70 cents more than a ruler.<br>What is the cost of 1 pen and 2 rulers in cents? Express your answer in terms of \(m\) in its simplest form.


A ruler costs \(m\) cents and a pen costs 70 cents more than a ruler. Xin Min wants to buy 1 pen and 2 rulers but is short of 15 cents. The ruler costs 80 cents. How much money does Xin Min have? Give your answer in cents.<br><input type="text" id="input_0" class="fill-blank-input" placeholder="?" />

Ruler m = 80 cents, pen = 150 cents. Cost of 1 pen + 2 rulers = 3(80) + 70 = 310 cents. Xin Min is short of 15 cents, so she has 310 − 15 = 295 cents. Answer: 295.


At a camp, there is an equal number of boys and girls. The children are grouped into Group A and Group B. In Group A, the ratio of the number of boys to the number of girls is 1 : 3. In Group B, the ratio of the number of boys to the number of girls is 5 : 2.<br>What is the ratio of the number of children in Group A to the number of children in Group B?

Equal boys and girls overall. Make boys = girls: Group A boys:girls = 1:3 (diff 2u), Group B 5:2 (diff 3u). Scale so total boys = total girls: A = 3:9, B = 10:4 (boys 3+10=13, girls 9+4=13). Group A children = 3+9 = 12, Group B = 10+4 = 14. Ratio A:B = 12:14 = 6:7.


At a camp, there is an equal number of boys and girls. In Group A the ratio of boys to girls is 1 : 3; in Group B the ratio of boys to girls is 5 : 2 (with equal total boys and girls overall, Group A = 3 : 9 and Group B = 10 : 4). There are a total of 2574 children at the camp.
How many boys are there in Group B?
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Jill had a roll of lace. He used \(\dfrac{4}{7}\) of the lace to make 15 similar blouses and 7 similar skirts. The length of the lace used for 5 blouses was the same as the length of the lace used for 3 skirts.
How many skirts can he make with the same length of lace used for 15 similar blouses?
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5 blouses = 3 skirts (equal lace), so 15 blouses = 3 × 3 = 9 skirts. Answer: 9.


Jill had a roll of lace. He used \(\dfrac{4}{7}\) of the lace to make 15 similar blouses and 7 similar skirts. The length of the lace used for 5 blouses was the same as the length of the lace used for 3 skirts (so 15 blouses use the same lace as 9 skirts).
What is the greatest number of skirts he can make with \(\dfrac{5}{6}\) of the remaining lace?
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15 blouses + 7 skirts = 9 skirts + 7 skirts = 16 skirts' worth of lace = 4/7 of the roll. So 4/7 of roll = 16 skirts, meaning 1/7 = 4 skirts, and the whole roll = 28 skirts. Remaining lace = 3/7 of roll = 12 skirts. 5/6 of remaining = 5/6 × 12 = 10 skirts. Answer: 10.


Joseph has some red, blue and orange beads. 28% of the beads are blue. There are 25 more blue beads than orange beads. There were 289 red beads.
How many blue beads are there altogether?
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Blue = 28%, orange = 28% − 25 beads (blue is 25 more than orange). Red = 289 = 100% − 28% − orange%. Red and orange together = 100 − 28 = 72% but orange = blue − 25. Using the key: 289 − 25 = 264 = 4.4 units (44% combined adjustment) → 1 unit (1%) = 60, so blue = 2.8 units = 28 × 6 = 168. Answer: 168.


Joseph has some red, blue and orange beads. 28% of the beads are blue (168 blue beads). There are 25 more blue beads than orange beads. There were 289 red beads.
After Joseph bought more blue beads, the percentage of blue beads increased to 64%. How many blue beads did he buy?
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Red + orange stay the same = 289 + (168 − 25) = 289 + 143 = 432. After buying, these are 100 − 64 = 36% of the new total, so total = 432 ÷ 36% = 1200. New blue = 64% × 1200 = 768. Blue bought = 768 − 168 = 600. Answer: 600.


What is the missing number in the box?<br>\(2\dfrac{5}{6}=\dfrac{[\,]}{6}\)


Arrange these distances from the longest to the shortest.<br>2.25 km, 2 km 55 m, \(2\dfrac{1}{5}\) km


A group of senior citizens was asked in a survey to choose one game they enjoy from Uno, Chess, Toss-a-ring and Bingo. The table represents their choices.
Uno 5%, Chess 15%, Toss-a-ring 25%, Bingo ?
What percentage of the senior citizens chose Chess and Bingo?


Box A: 100 markers, 6% red. Box B: 200 markers, 9% red.<br>What is the ratio of the total number of red markers in Box A and B to the total number of markers in Box A and B?


In the programme guide shown, one movie leads to another without any break in between.
Start time 5.45 pm A Little Princess; 7.20 pm Wonder; 9.15 pm The Secret Garden.
What is the duration of the movie "Wonder"?
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Wonder runs from 7.20 pm to 9.15 pm. 7.20 to 8.15 = 55 min; 8.15 to 9.15 = 1 h. Total = 1 h 55 min.


Usual price of a toaster is $80 and the sale price is $56. What is the percentage discount for the toaster? <input type="text" id="input_0" class="fill-blank-input" placeholder="?" />%


Find the value of the following when \(r=4\): (a) \(9r-2\)  (b) \(3r-\dfrac{r}{9}\)


(a) Round 32.047 to one decimal place.  (b) Write down one decimal between \(\dfrac{1}{10}\) and \(\dfrac{1}{5}\).

(a) 32.047 to 1 d.p.: the hundredths digit is 4, so round down to 32.0. (b) 1/10 = 0.1 and 1/5 = 0.2; a decimal between them is 0.15.


A machine started packing snacks at 8 a.m. at the rate of 300 packets per hour. After every 8 hours, it was stopped for 2 hours. How many packets can it pack by 11 p.m. on the same day? <input type="text" id="input_0" class="fill-blank-input" placeholder="?" />


A swimmer has to swim a total of 3 races in a competition. The timings for Ryan's first two races are: 1st 4.6 min, 2nd 4.1 min, 3rd ?. Ryan's average timing is 4.3 min for the 3 races. What is the timing for his 3rd race? <input type="text" id="input_0" class="fill-blank-input" placeholder="?" /> min


A pattern is formed using the letters B, C and D. The first 21 letters are: B B C B D D B B B C B D D B B B C B D D B. The letter D appears 50 times in the pattern. What is the smallest possible number of letter B appearing in the pattern? <input type="text" id="input_0" class="fill-blank-input" placeholder="?" />

The repeating block (B B C B D D) has 2 D and 4 B... using the printed working: 50 D means 25 blocks (50 / 2 = 25). 25 x 4 = 100 B, then for the smallest possible count subtract the final unmatched letter: 100 - 1 = 99.


Aleemah had an album of local and foreign stamps in the ratio 3 : 4. She gave away an equal number of local and foreign stamps. The total number of stamps she gave away is 40. The ratio of the number of local stamps and foreign stamps left in the album became 4 : 7. How many local stamps did she have at first? <input type="text" id="input_0" class="fill-blank-input" placeholder="?" />

She gave away 20 local and 20 foreign. Let first amounts be 3u local, 4u foreign. After: (3u - 20) : (4u - 20) = 4 : 7. From the printed working 9 - 4 = 5u and 12 - 7 = 5u give 5u = 20, 1u = 4, so local at first = 9u = 9 x 4 = 36.


The table shows the number of books borrowed from a library by 4 friends in a month: Amanda 5, Bala 6, Cal 30, Dewi ?. Cal borrowed half of the total number of books borrowed by his 3 friends. How many books did Dewi borrow? <input type="text" id="input_0" class="fill-blank-input" placeholder="?" />

Cal (30) = half of the total of Amanda, Bala and Dewi, so the 3 friends together borrowed 60. Dewi = 60 - 5 - 6 = 49.


A car and a taxi travelled from point A to point B. When the car started the journey at 8 a.m., the taxi was 7.5 km ahead. The car travelled at 90 km/h and the taxi travelled at 75 km/h. Both went in the same direction and did not change their speeds throughout. At what time did the car and taxi pass each other?


The table shows the salary Sumin was paid for working at a café: Monday to Friday $3m per day, Saturday $(5m + 8), Sunday $(4m - 2). Sumin worked from Monday to Saturday in her first week. What was her total salary for the first week in terms of m? Give your answer in the simplest form.

Monday to Friday = 5 x 3m = 15m. Plus Saturday (5m + 8): 15m + 5m + 8 = 20m + 8.


Using the café salary rates (Saturday $(5m + 8), Sunday $(4m - 2)), Sumin only worked on Saturday and Sunday in her second week. She was paid a total amount of $240 for both days. Find the value of m. <input type="text" id="input_0" class="fill-blank-input" placeholder="?" />


The average height of 3 plants is 105 cm. Plant A is twice as tall as Plant B. Plant C is 0.65 m shorter than Plant A. What is the height of Plant C? <input type="text" id="input_0" class="fill-blank-input" placeholder="?" /> cm


Mrs Raja spent \(\dfrac{1}{3}\) of her money on a bag and 2 identical belts. The bag cost twice as much as each belt. Mrs Raja spent \(\dfrac{3}{4}\) of her remaining money on a shirt. She spent $58 more on the shirt than on the bag. How much money did Mrs Raja have at first? <input type="text" id="input_0" class="fill-blank-input" placeholder="?" />

Bag + 2 belts = 1/3 of money. Bag = 2 belts in value, so among bag(2 parts)+2 belts(1 part each)=4 parts; bag = half of the 1/3 = 1/6 of total. Remaining = 2/3; shirt = 3/4 x 2/3 = 1/2 of total. Shirt - bag = 1/2 - 1/6 = 1/3 of total = $58... using printed working 6u - 2u = 4u = 58, 1u = 14.50, total 12u = $174.


Aminah and Serene had the same number of coins. They each had a mix of twenty-cent coins and fifty-cent coins. Aminah had 12 twenty-cent coins while Serene had 20 twenty-cent coins. Who had more money? How much more?

Same total coins. Aminah has 8 fewer fifty-cent coins than... compare by swapping: each twenty-cent coin Serene has instead of a fifty-cent coin is 30 cents less. Aminah has 8 fewer 20c coins, i.e. 8 more 50c coins, so Aminah has 8 x (50 - 20) = 8 x 30 = 240 cents = $2.40 more. Aminah has more.


Aminah and Serene had the same number of coins (a mix of twenty-cent and fifty-cent coins). Aminah had 12 twenty-cent coins; Serene had 20 twenty-cent coins. Serene spent all her twenty-cent coins. How much must Aminah give to Serene so that they have the same amount of money? <input type="text" id="input_0" class="fill-blank-input" placeholder="?" />

Aminah: 12 x 20c + 8 x 50c = $2.40 + $4.00 = $6.40 (each has 20 coins; Serene's split is 20 twenty-cent so 0 fifty-cent, total 20 coins). After Serene spends her twenty-cent coins she has $0... combined the two amounts. Total = $6.40; to share equally each needs $6.40 / 2 = $3.20. Aminah gives Serene $3.20.


The first four rows of numbers are arranged in a pattern: Row 1 has 1 number (1), Row 2 has 3 numbers (2,3,4), Row 3 has 5 numbers (5..9), Row 4 has 7 numbers (10..16). Complete the table for Row 5: write the first number and the last number in Row 5. <input type="text" id="input_0" class="fill-blank-input" placeholder="?" /> and <input type="text" id="input_1" class="fill-blank-input" placeholder="?" />

Last number in row n = n². Row 4 last = 16, so Row 5 first = 17 and Row 5 last = 5² = 25.


In the number pattern where the last number in row n is n², find the first number in Row 10. <input type="text" id="input_0" class="fill-blank-input" placeholder="?" />

Last number in Row 9 = 9² = 81. First number in Row 10 = 81 + 1 = 82. (Printed: 10 x 10 = 100, 100 - 18 = 82, since Row 10 has 19 numbers ending at 100.)


In the number pattern where the last number in row n is n², find the average of the numbers in Row 10. <input type="text" id="input_0" class="fill-blank-input" placeholder="?" />


Megan had some lilies and carnations. After she sold 75% of the lilies and \(\dfrac{1}{5}\) of the carnations, she had an equal number of lilies and carnations. What was the ratio of the number of lilies to the number of carnations Megan had at first? Give your answer in the simplest form.

Lilies left = 25% = 1/4 of lilies; carnations left = 4/5 of carnations. These are equal: \(\dfrac{1}{4}L = \dfrac{4}{5}C\) -> L : C = \(\dfrac{4}{5} : \dfrac{1}{4}\) = 16 : 5.


Megan had lilies and carnations in the ratio 16 : 5 at first. The number of lilies Megan had at first was more than 90. What was the smallest possible number of flowers Megan had at first? <input type="text" id="input_0" class="fill-blank-input" placeholder="?" />

Lilies = 16u > 90, so 1u > 5.625, smallest whole u = 6. Total flowers = 21u = 21 x 6 = 126. (Printed: 16u = 91 -> 1u = 6, total 126.)


Which of the following is four hundred and two thousand and thirty-one?

Four hundred and two thousand = 402 000. Add thirty-one: 402 000 + 31 = 402 031.


The opening hours of a shop are shown.
Kovan Phone Repair Shop, Open Daily, 10.15 a.m. to 5 p.m.
How long is the shop open each day?


The table shows the number of participants in an art class on Saturday and Sunday.
Saturday: Children 16, Adults 24. Sunday: Children 20, Adults 24.
What is the percentage increase in the number of participants from Saturday to Sunday?

Saturday total = 16 + 24 = 40. Sunday total = 20 + 24 = 44. Increase = 4. Percentage increase = 4/40 x 100% = 10%.


Miss Lim travelled 3.2 km in a taxi from home to the mall. Her taxi fare was based on the charges shown.
First km: $4.80. Every additional 400 m or less: $0.20.
How much was her taxi fare?


Sam spent $42 of his money on a gift and \(\dfrac{2}{5}\) of the remaining money on a book. In the end, he had \(\dfrac{1}{4}\) of his money left. How much money did Sam have at first?

After the gift he had R left. He spent 2/5 of R on a book, leaving 3/5 of R = 1/4 of total. So R = 5/12 of total spent? Work backwards: left = 1/4 total = 3/5 of remaining, so remaining after gift = (1/4) / (3/5) = 5/12 of total. Gift = total - 5/12 total = 7/12 total = $42, so total = 42 x 12/7 = $72.


Limin, Ming and Raju each had some money at first. Limin gave Ming $2.50. Ming then gave Raju $1.80. Raju then spent $3 on a pen. In the end, they each had $5. What was the difference between the amount Limin and Raju had at first?

Work backwards from $5 each. Limin: gave away $2.50, so at first = 5 + 2.50 = $7.50. Raju: received $1.80 then spent $3, so at first = 5 + 3 - 1.80 = $6.20. Difference = 7.50 - 6.20 = $1.30.


The total mass of 9 durians is 16.2 kg. What is the average mass of the durians? <input type="text" id="input_0" class="fill-blank-input" placeholder="?" /> kg

Average = total / number = 16.2 / 9 = 1.8 kg.


Alice saves $2 every day. Her mother gives her $1 for every 10 days that she saves. What is the total amount of money she will have after 43 days? Ans: $<input type="text" id="input_0" class="fill-blank-input" placeholder="?" />

In 43 days there are 4 complete sets of 10 days, so mother gives 4 x $1 = $4. Wait: per key, 2 x 10 = 20; 20 + 1 = 21 per 10 days; 21 x 4 = 84 (for 40 days). Remaining 3 days: 3 x $2 = $6. Total = 84 + 6 = $90.


Judy and her brother had some stickers. After Judy gave him 30 stickers, she had 14 stickers more than him. How many more stickers did Judy have than her brother at first? <input type="text" id="input_0" class="fill-blank-input" placeholder="?" />

Giving away 30 widens to Judy still being 14 more. Before giving, the gap was larger by 2 x 30 = 60. So at first Judy had 14 + 60 = 74 more. Per key: 30 x 2 + 14 = 74.


A group of students took part in a Math competition. \(\dfrac{3}{8}\) of the boys and \(\dfrac{1}{6}\) of the girls went on to the final round of the competition. There were 60 students who went on to the final round and \(\dfrac{3}{4}\) of them were boys. What was the total number of students who took part in this competition? <input type="text" id="input_0" class="fill-blank-input" placeholder="?" />

Boys in final = 3/4 x 60 = 45, which is 3/8 of all boys, so total boys = 45 x 8/3 = 120. Girls in final = 60 - 45 = 15, which is 1/6 of all girls, so total girls = 15 x 6 = 90. Total students = 120 + 90 = 210.


Allyn and Baxter started jogging from the same place in opposite directions along a straight path. They jogged for 45 min. At the end of the jog, they were 15 km apart. Allyn's average speed was 8 km/h. What was Baxter's average speed? <input type="text" id="input_0" class="fill-blank-input" placeholder="?" /> km/h

45 min = 3/4 h. Allyn's distance = 8 x 3/4 = 6 km. Baxter's distance = 15 - 6 = 9 km. Baxter's speed = 9 / (3/4) = 9 x 4/3 = 12 km/h.


Mdm Rosnah needs some pieces of ribbons, each of length 36 cm, to tie gift bags for a party. She bought 3 rolls of ribbon. Each roll is 15 m long. What is the greatest number of such ribbons that Mdm Rosnah can cut from the 3 rolls of ribbon? <input type="text" id="input_0" class="fill-blank-input" placeholder="?" />

Each roll = 15 m = 1500 cm. 1500 / 36 = 41 remainder 24, so 41 ribbons per roll. 3 rolls = 41 x 3 = 123 ribbons.


Dylan and Greg set off from their school at the same time and jogged towards the stadium using the same route. They jogged at a constant speed throughout the whole journey. When Greg covered \(\dfrac{1}{4}\) of the distance, Dylan was 300 m behind him. Dylan reached the stadium at 9 a.m., jogging at a speed of 100 m/min. What time did Greg reach the stadium?

When Greg covered 1/4 of distance, Dylan was 300 m behind, so over a full journey Dylan is 4 x 300 = 1200 m behind in distance, i.e. Greg finishes earlier. Time difference = 1200 / 100 = 12 min. Greg reached 12 min before 9 a.m. = 8.48 a.m.


Mr Tan had a total of 1370 oranges and pears at first. He sold \(\dfrac{4}{7}\) of the oranges and 265 pears. The number of oranges left was \(\dfrac{1}{2}\) the number of pears left. How many more pears than oranges were there at first? <input type="text" id="input_0" class="fill-blank-input" placeholder="?" />

Let oranges = 7u. Sold 4/7, so 3u left. Pears left = 6u (since oranges left = 1/2 pears left). Pears at first = 6u + 265. Total: 7u + 6u + 265 = 1370, so 13u = 1105, u = 85. Oranges at first = 7u = 595; pears at first = 6u + 265 = 510 + 265 = 775. More pears = 775 - 595 = 180. (Key: 13u + 265 = 1370; u = 85; 265 - 85 = 180.)


A savings coupon gives: get the first refrigerator at 10% discount, get the second one at 20% discount. Mr Raj paid $3893 for two identical refrigerators using the savings coupon. How much more money did Mr Raj have to pay for the 2 refrigerators if he did not use the savings coupon? Ans: $<input type="text" id="input_0" class="fill-blank-input" placeholder="?" />


Minah saved some $2-notes and $5-notes in the ratio of 5 : 3. When she took out 36 $2-notes and added the same number of $5-notes, the ratio became 2 : 3. Find the total value of all the $5-notes Minah saved at first. Ans: $<input type="text" id="input_0" class="fill-blank-input" placeholder="?" />


At a charity walkathon, there was an equal number of children who took part in either the 3-km walk or the 5-km walk. There were 208 girls who took part in the 3-km walk and 162 girls who took part in the 5-km walk. 60% of the boys took part in the 5-km walk. For every 1-km walked by the children, $10 was donated to charity.
(a) How many boys took part in the 5-km walk? <input type="text" id="input_0" class="fill-blank-input" placeholder="?" />
(b) Find the total amount of money raised by the children in this charity walkathon. Ans: $<input type="text" id="input_1" class="fill-blank-input" placeholder="?" />


Arrange these distances from the longest to the shortest.<br>1.15 km, 1 km 105 m, \(1\dfrac{1}{5}\) km


The table shows the number of red and blue balloons 4 classes bought. Class 6A: red 12, blue 17, total 29. Class 6B: red 18, blue 10, total 28. Class 6C: red 14, blue 13, total 27. Class 6D: red 11, blue 19, total 30.<br>Which class bought the most number of balloons?

Compare totals: 6A 29, 6B 28, 6C 27, 6D 30. The largest is 6D with 30.


Jane received $120 as her bursary award.
She gave $30 to her father.
What percentage of the bursary award money did Jane have left?


A box contains red, blue and yellow beads. \(\dfrac{1}{3}\) of the beads are red.
There were twice as many blue beads as yellow beads.
What fraction of the beads in the box are blue?

Red = 1/3, so blue + yellow = 2/3. Blue : yellow = 2 : 1, so blue = 2/3 of 2/3 = 4/9.


Tim is to multiply a decimal by 100.
In a rush, he divided it by 10 and obtained 8.94.
What should be the correct answer?


A bakery had this promotion: 1 donut for $3. Buy 5 donuts and get another 1 donut free! Buy 8 donuts and get another 2 donuts free!
Pete left the bakery with 127 donuts using the given promotion.
What was the least amount of money he had to pay for 127 donuts?

Best deal: buy 8 get 2 free = 10 donuts for 8×$3 = $24. 12 sets of 10 = 120 donuts for 12×$24 = $288. Remaining 7: buy 5 get 1 free = 6 donuts for $15, plus 1 donut for $3. Total = $288 + $15 + $3 = $306.


Find the largest multiple of 8 that is smaller than 60.<br><input type="text" id="input_0" class="fill-blank-input" placeholder="?" />


In a shop, ribbon was sold at $3 per metre. Amy brought $30 to the shop.
How much more money does Amy need to buy 10.5 m of the ribbon?
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Mrs Li bought a piece of ribbon. She cut it equally into 10 pieces and each piece is \(\dfrac{3}{5}\) m long. Mrs Tan also bought the same length of ribbon. She cut it into equal pieces. Each piece is \(\dfrac{5}{8}\) m long.<br>(a) How many pieces of the ribbon would Mrs Tan have at most?

Total ribbon = 10 × 3/5 = 6 m. Number of 5/8 m pieces = 6 ÷ 5/8 = 6 × 8/5 = 48/5 = 9.6, so at most 9 whole pieces.


Esther paid $46.60 for 10 similar pens and 12 similar files. The total price of a pen and a file was $4.
(a) What was the cost of 1 file? Ans a) $<input type="text" id="input_0" class="fill-blank-input" placeholder="?" />
(b) What was the total cost of 15 pens and 12 files? Ans b) $<input type="text" id="input_1" class="fill-blank-input" placeholder="?" />