Practice

Question 1

Mr Rahman had some chairs in storage. He moved 2/5 of them to the wedding void deck. He then moved 1/3 of the remainder to the funeral void deck. He had 8 chairs left in storage. How many chairs were in storage at first?

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Question 2

Mr Rahman had some chairs in storage. He moved 1/6 of them to the wedding void deck. He then moved 2/5 of the remainder to the funeral void deck. He had 18 chairs left in storage. How many chairs were in storage at first?

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Question 3

Mrs Ong had some tokens for the swimming complex. She gave 2/5 of them to her son. She then gave 2/3 of the remainder to her daughter. She had 45 tokens left. How many tokens did her daughter get?

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Question 4

Priya had some stickers. She gave 3/8 of them to her sister. She then gave 3/5 of the remainder to her friend. She had 8 stickers left. How many stickers did her friend get?

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Question 5

The workman had a pile of sand at the playground. He used 3/8 of it for the sandpit. He then used 4/5 of the remainder for the flower bed. He had 50 kilograms of sand left. How many kilograms of sand were in the pile at first?

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Question 6

Wei Jie topped up his transport card with some money. He used 2/5 of it for the bus ride. He then used 2/3 of the remainder for the train ride. He had $20 left on the card. How much did Wei Jie top up at first?

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Question 7

Wei Jie topped up his transport card with some money. He used 1/3 of it for the bus ride. He then used 1/2 of the remainder for the train ride. He had $36 left on the card. How much did Wei Jie top up at first?

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Question 8

Auntie Bee had a basket of prawns at the wet market. She sold 1/9 of it to a regular customer. She then sold 3/4 of the remainder to a new customer. She had 90 grams of prawns left. How many grams of prawns did a new customer buy?

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Question 9

Farhan had a bag of marbles. He gave 3/5 of them to his cousin. He then gave 1/2 of the remainder to his classmate. He had 4 marbles left. How many marbles did Farhan have at first?

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Question 10

Mdm Chua had a trolley of books to shelve. She placed 1/6 of them on the Primary 1 shelf. She then placed 4/5 of the remainder on the Primary 2 shelf. She had 16 books left on the trolley. How many books were on the trolley at first?

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Question 11

Mdm Chua had a trolley of books to shelve. She placed 1/5 of them on the Primary 1 shelf. She then placed 3/4 of the remainder on the Primary 2 shelf. She had 5 books left on the trolley. How many books did she place on the Primary 2 shelf?

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Question 12

Uncle Kok had a sack of rice at his hawker stall. He used 4/9 of it for the chicken rice stall. He then used 1/5 of the remainder for the economy rice stall. He had 160 grams of rice left. How many grams of rice were in the sack at first?

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Question 13

Miss Nur had a box of pencils for the class. She gave 3/8 of them to Group A. She then gave 4/5 of the remainder to Group B. She had 9 pencils left in the box. How many pencils were in the box at first?

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Question 14

Hui Min had some beads for her CCA craft project. She used 4/9 of them for a bracelet. She then used 3/5 of the remainder for a keychain. She had 20 beads left. How many beads did Hui Min have at first?

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Question 15

Mr Goh had a book of parking coupons. He used 1/9 of them for the morning trip. He then used 1/4 of the remainder for the evening trip. He had 240 coupons left. How many coupons did he use for the evening trip?

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Question 16

Mr Goh had a book of parking coupons. He used 1/6 of them for the morning trip. He then used 3/5 of the remainder for the evening trip. He had 72 coupons left. How many coupons did he use for the evening trip?

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