Assume all are ducks. 43 $\times$ 2 = 86 Big Difference = 126 – 86 = 40 legs Small Difference = 4 – 2 = 2 legs No. of cows = 40 $\div$ 2 = 20 Ans: 20 cows
John has 40 coloured ice-cream sticks. 13 of them are blue, 11 are green and the rest are red. What fraction of his ice-cream sticks were coloured red?
A
$\frac{1}{3}$
B
$\frac{1}{5}$
C
$\frac{2}{3}$
D
$\frac{2}{5}$
E
None of the above
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40 – 13 – 11 = 16 $\frac{16}{40}$ = $\frac{2}{5}$ of his sticks were red. Ans: $\frac{2}{5}$
40 – 13 – 11 = 16 $\frac{16}{40}$ = $\frac{2}{5}$ of his sticks were red. Ans: $\frac{2}{5}$
Matthias collected 153 more seashells than Nicholas when they went to the beach last weekend. If Matthias gave Nicholas 49 seashells, who would have more seashells and what is the difference between their number of seashells?
Dwayne owns a fruit stall. In a particular week, he sold all of his 1800 fruits from Thursday to Saturday. On Thursday, he sold $\frac{1}{4}$ the total number of fruits he had. On Friday he sold $\frac{2}{3}$ of the total number of fruits. How many fruits did he sell on Saturday?
A
140
B
150
C
160
D
170
E
None of the above
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$\frac{1}{4}$ $\times$ 1800 = 450 $\frac{2}{3}$ $\times$ 1800 = 1200 He sold = 1800 - 1200 – 450 = 150 fruits, on Saturday
Harold is training for a swimming competition that is coming up in March. Every month he sets a personal target to swim a particular number of laps. After 28 days of January, during which he swam 9 laps daily, he still needed to swim 13 laps each day for the remaining 3 days. How many laps did Harold target to swim each month?
A
291 laps
B
292 laps
C
293 laps
D
294 laps
E
None of the above
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9 $\times$ 28 = 252 laps 3 $\times$ 13 = 39 laps Harold target to swim = 252 + 39 = 291 laps, every month
9 $\times$ 28 = 252 laps 3 $\times$ 13 = 39 laps Harold target to swim = 252 + 39 = 291 laps, every month
Joyce has a total of 15 notes. They are either \$2 or \$5 notes. She went to a Popular bookstore and bought 2 books, which cost \$7 each and a ring file that cost \$5. After leaving the bookstore, she realized she had \$20 left. How many \$2 notes did she have at the start?
Penelope and Benedict shared a total of 189 sweets during their Lunar New Year visiting. Since Benedict had a toothache, he let Penelope take 8 times as many sweets as he received. How many more sweets did Penelope have than Benedict?
Jackson is working on a Mathematics question. He has to first round of 1792 to the nearest hundred. He then has to divide the number by 6. What is his final answer?
On a sunny Saturday, Percy and Jackson were running laps around the stadium. Percy takes 7 minutes to complete 1 lap whilst Jackson only takes 5 minutes. If they started running at 9:00 am together, when is the next time the two will be at the starting position together again?
Anna and Macy did house chores over the previous weekend. Their mother promised them that they would be given some money so they could buy a doll that they have been eyeing for quite a while. Macy received $128 more than Anna. Anna found out that she received only $\frac{1}{9}$ of what Macy received. How much did the 2 girls receive from their mother altogether?
May wants to buy some aquatic pets for her fish tank at home. A goldfish costs \$2 while a terrapin costs \$5. If May bought a total of 13 animals and she paid \$38, how many more goldfish than terrapins did she buy?