Sep 15, 2023

P5 Math: Carnival Bus

There are 836 youths in a carnival. 7/10 of the males and 7/8 of the females took a bus to the carnival. The number of males who did not take the bus is twice the number of females who did not take the bus. How many females did not take the bus?

P5 Math: Age Problem

Jane was thrice as old as Amy 4 years ago. 6 years later, the ratio of Jane's age to Amy's age will be 7:4. Find the ratio of Jane's age to Amy's age 2 years later.

May 7, 2023

P5 Math: Sarah's piggy bank

Sarah had some money in the piggy bank. On Monday, she took 2/5 of the money to buy a present. She had $78 left and she put it back into the piggy bank. On Tuesday, she took 3/8 of the money to buy some story books. She had $28.80 left and she put it back into the piggy bank. After that, she found that there was $246.30 in the piggy bank. How much money did she have in the piggy bank at first?

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P5 Math: Tammy's apples and pears

Tammy bought some apples and pears. The number of apples to the number of pears is 2:1. An apple cost $1.50 and a pear cost $0.90. Tammy spent $936. How many pears did she buy ?

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