Name: Class: Date:
Show your working clearly. Six questions, 20 marks in total. Read the LAST line of each question before you write your answer.
Section A — packing into bags and packets
1
Mother bought 56 apples and 84 oranges. She wanted to pack them into as many bags as possible. Each bag contained the same number of fruits and the number of oranges in each bag was the same. How many oranges were there in each bag?
(3 marks)
Oranges in each:
2
A baker baked 96 muffins and 120 raisin cookies. She packed them into as many packets as possible. Each packet had the same number of cookies and the number of raisin cookies in each packet was the same. How many raisin cookies were there in each packet?
(3 marks)
Raisin cookies in each:
Section B — boxes and money
5
Cupcakes are sold only in boxes of 6 and boxes of 8 in a shop. A box of 6 small cupcakes costs $9.60 and a box of 8 big cupcakes costs $15.20.
(4 marks)
(a)
Meg wants to get an equal number of small and big cupcakes for a party with $250. What is the most number of cupcakes she can get? [2]
Ans: (a)
(b)
Peili bought 8 more small cupcakes than big cupcakes from the shop. The total number of cupcakes she bought was more than 30 but fewer than 50. How much did Peili spend on the cupcakes altogether? [2]
Ans: (b)
6
A bakery sells tarts only in boxes of 4 and boxes of 10. A box of 4 small tarts costs $11.60 and a box of 10 big tarts costs $27.00.
(4 marks)
(a)
Mrs Tan wants an equal number of small and big tarts for a class party with $300. What is the most number of tarts she can get? [2]
Ans: (a)
(b)
Sam bought 10 more small tarts than big tarts. The total number of tarts he bought was more than 25 but fewer than 45. How much did Sam spend on the tarts altogether? [2]
Ans: (b)