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Difficulty: AAA
Nanyang
P6 Mathematics CA1 2017

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Show your working clearly in the space provided for each question and write your answers in
the spaces provided.

6. Jingwei bought three fruits from the supermarket. The table below shows the mass of
each fruit he bought.

Name of fruit Mass

Watermelon 6.96 kg
Pineapple 0.82 kg
Papaya 2.85 kg

(a) Find the total mass of the three fruits he bought.

(b) Round the mass of the watermelon, in kg to 1 decimal place.

Ans: (a) ________________

(b) ________________

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7. A rectangle has a length measuring 8 4 cm. Its breadth is 26 cm shorter than its
length.

(a) Find the breadth of the rectangle.

(b) Find the area of the rectangle.

Ans: (a) ________________

(b) ________________

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8. Lisa, Mei and Nurul shared $n. Nurul received 4 times as much money as Lisa.
Mei received $24 less than Nurul.

(a) How much money did Lisa receive in terms of n?

(b) If n = 93, how much money did Lisa receive?

Ans: (a) ________________

(b) ________________

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9. Mr Ong earns the same amount of money each month. In May, he spent $2000
and saved the rest. In June, he spent 10% more and the amount saved decreased by
25%.

(a) How much more did Mr Ong spend in June?

(b) How much does Mr Ong earn each month?

Ans: (a) ________________

(b) ________________

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10. Coen has 252 candies. Devi has 304 candies and Rashid has 182 candies. What
is the total number of candies that Rashid must receive from Coen and Devi so
that each of them will have the same number of candies?

Ans: ___________________

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11. Tarts are sold in boxes of 4 tarts or in boxes of 12 tarts. Each box of 4 tarts is
sold at $10.90 while each box of 12 tarts is sold at $32. Melissa has $250. How
many tarts can she buy at most?

Ans: ___________________

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12. Joyce and Kaylene had some stickers. The number of stickers Joyce had was 5

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of what Kaylene had. Joyce then gave 8 of her stickers to Kaylene. As a result,
Kaylene had 108 more stickers than Joyce. How many stickers did Joyce have at
first?

Ans: ___________________

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13. The figure below shows Rectangel A of length 18 cm and breadth 10 cm. The
length of the rectangle is increased by 50% and its breadth is increased by 20%
form a new rectangle. What is the percentage increase in area?

Ans: ___________________

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14. Hassan bought some keychains and some magnets. Each keychain cost $2.65
and each magnet cost $3.35. Hassan bought 7 fewer magnets than keychains.
He spent a total of $108.55. How many keychains and magnets did he buy
altogether?

Ans: ___________________

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15. A table is filled with numbers in a certain pattern.

(a) What number will appear in Row 30 Column A?

(b) What number will appear in Row 30 Column B?

(c) In which row will the number 1088 appear?

Ans: (a) ________________

(b) ________________

(c) ________________

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16. Toyoyo Shop sold a total of 180 storage drawers with three, four or
five tiers. There were 682 tiers for all these storage drawers. The total number of
the three-tiered and four-tiered storage drawers was thrice the number of five-
tiered storage drawers.
(a) How many five-tiered storage drawers were there?
(b) How many three-tiered storage drawers were there?

Ans: (a) ________________

(b) ________________

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17. There were two types of fish in a pond. The number of catfish was 7 of the
number of goldfish. When 21 goldfish and some catfish were added into the
pond, there were 15% increase in the number of goldfish and the number of fish
in the pond was increased by 35%.

(a) How many catfish were there at first?

(b) How many catfish were added into the pond?

Ans: (a) ________________

(b) ________________

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18. A shop owner paid a total of $5504 for some shirts and some ties. He paid $128
less for the shirts than the ties. Each tie cost $16 more than each shirt. The
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number of ties bought was 3 of the number of shirts bought.

(a) How much did he pay for all the shirts?

(b) How many shirts did he buy?

Ans: (a) ________________

(b) ________________

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Answer Key
Subject: Primary 6 Maths – Word Problem Solutions
Paper: CA1 2017
Grade: AAA

6. a) 10.63 kg b) 7.0 kg
7 29
7. a) 6 12 b) 57 48 cm2
n+24
8. a) ( 9 ) b) $13
9. a) $200 b) $2800
10. 64
11. 92 tarts
12. 72 stickers
13. 80%
14. 37
15. a) 360 b) 356 c) 91
16. a) 45 b) 83
17. a) 60 b) 49
18. a) $2688 b) 96 shirts

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Solutions by www.sgtestpaper.com
6. Jingwei bought three fruits from the supermarket. The table below shows the mass of
each fruit he bought.

Name of fruit Mass

Watermelon 6.96 kg
Pineapple 0.82 kg
Papaya 2.85 kg

(a) Find the total mass of the three fruits he bought.

(b) Round the mass of the watermelon, in kg to 1 decimal place.

a) Total mass = 6.96 + 0.82 + 2.85 = 10.63 kg

b) Mass of watermelon = 6.96 kg ≈ 7.0 kg

Ans: (a) 10.63 kg

(b) 7.0 kg

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7. A rectangle has a length measuring 8 4 cm. Its breadth is 26 cm shorter than its
length.

(a) Find the breadth of the rectangle.

(b) Find the area of the rectangle.

3 1 35 13 105 26 7
a) Breadth of rectangle = 8 4 - 26 = 4 - 6 = 12 - 12 = 6 12

35 79 29
b) Area of rectangle = 4 x 12 = 57 48 cm2

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Ans: (a) 6
12 cm

29 2
(b) 57
48 cm

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8. Lisa, Mei and Nurul shared $n. Nurul received 4 times as much money as Lisa.
Mei received $24 less than Nurul.

(a) How much money did Lisa receive in terms of n?

(b) If n = 93, how much money did Lisa receive?

a) Let u = amount Lisa received

Total amount = 4u + u + (4u – 24) = n

9u = n + 24

n n 2 n+24
Lisa’s amount = u = 9 + 24 ÷ 9 = 9 + 2 3 = ( 9 )

2 1 2
b) Amount Lisa received = 93 ÷ 9 + 2 3 = 103 + 2 3 = 13

n+24
Ans: (a) (
9 )

(b) $13

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9. Mr Ong earns the same amount of money each month. In May, he spent $2000
and saved the rest. In June, he spent 10% more and the amount saved
decreased by 25%.

(a) How much more did Mr Ong spend in June?

(b) How much does Mr Ong earn each month?

a) Additional spending in June = 2000 x 0.1 = $200

b) 25% savings  200

1%  8

100% savings  $800

Mr Ong’s salary = 2000 + 800 = $2800

Ans: (a) $200

(b) $2800

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10. Coen has 252 candies. Devi has 304 candies and Rashid has 182 candies. What
is the total number of candies that Rashid must receive from Coen and Devi so
that each of them will have the same number of candies?

Average number of candies = (252 + 304 + 182) ÷ 3 = 738 ÷ 3 = 246

Number of candies Rashid must receive from other two = 246 – 182 = 64

Ans: 64

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11. Tarts are sold in boxes of 4 tarts or in boxes of 12 tarts. Each box of 4 tarts is
sold at $10.90 while each box of 12 tarts is sold at $32. Melissa has $250. How
many tarts can she buy at most?

12 tarts box is the cheaper option.

Number of 12 tarts boxes Melissa can buy = 250 ÷ 32 = 7 R 26 ≈ 7 boxes

With the remainder $26, she can buy 2 $10.90 boxes

Total number of tarts = 7 x 12 + 2 x 4 = 92

Ans: 92 tarts

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12. Joyce and Kaylene had some stickers. The number of stickers Joyce had was 5

5
of what Kaylene had. Joyce then gave 8 of her stickers to Kaylene. As a result,
Kaylene had 108 more stickers than Joyce. How many stickers did Joyce have at
first?

At first, Kaylene had 10u stickers, Joyce had 8u stickers

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Stickers Joyce gave to Kaylene = 8u X 8 = 5u

Finally number of stickers Kaylene had = 10u + 5u = 15u

Finally Joyce had = 8u - 5u = 3u

Difference = 15u – 3u = 12u = 108

u = 108 ÷ 12 = 9

At first Joyce had 8u = 8 x 9 = 72 stickers

Ans: 72 stickers

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13. The figure below shows Rectangel A of length 18 cm and breadth 10 cm. The
length of the rectangle is increased by 50% and its breadth is increased by 20%
form a new rectangle. What is the percentage increase in area?

Area of rectangle A = 10 x 16 = 160 cm2

Increase in area = 1.5 x 1.2 = 1.8  80% increase

Ans: 80%

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14. Hassan bought some keychains and some magnets. Each keychain cost $2.65
and each magnet cost $3.35. Hassan bought 7 fewer magnets than keychains.
He spent a total of $108.55. How many keychains and magnets did he buy
altogether?

Let u = number of magnets

Total cost = 3.35 x u + 2.65 x (u + 7) = 108.55

6u = 108.55 – 18.55 = 90

u = 90 ÷ 6 = 15

Number of keychains bought = u + 7 = 15 + 7 = 22

Total number = 22 + 15 = 37

Ans: 37

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15. A table is filled with numbers in a certain pattern.

(a) What number will appear in Row 30 Column A?

(b) What number will appear in Row 30 Column B?

(c) In which row will the number 1088 appear?

a) Row 30 column A = (30 ÷ 2) x 24 = 360

b) Row 30 column B = (30 ÷ 2 ) x 24 – 4 = 356

c) Let R = R,

Column A = R ÷ 2 x 24 = 12R

but 1088 is not a multiple of 12, so cannot be Column A

Column B = 12R – 4 = 1088

R = 91

Answer 1088 appears on row 91 column B.

Ans: (a) 360

(b) 356

(c) 91

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16. Toyoyo Shop sold a total of 180 storage drawers with three, four or
five tiers. There were 682 tiers for all these storage drawers. The total number of
the three-tiered and four-tiered storage drawers was thrice the number of five-
tiered storage drawers.
(a) How many five-tiered storage drawers were there?
(b) How many three-tiered storage drawers were there?

Let a = number of three-tiered drawers

Let b = number of four-tiered drawers
Let c = number of five-tiered drawers

a + b = 3c (1)
a + b + c = 180 (2)

3c + c = 180 substitute (1) into (2)

c = 180 ÷ 4 = 45
a) number of five tiered drawers = 45

3a + 4b + 5c = 682 total number of tiers

3(a + b) + b = 682 – 5 x 45 = 457
b = 457 – 9c = 457 – 9 x 45 = 52

a + 52 = 3 x 45 = 135
a = 135 -52 = 83

b) number of three tiered drawers = 83

Ans: (a) 45

(b) 83

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17. There were two types of fish in a pond. The number of catfish was 7 of the
number of goldfish. When 21 goldfish and some catfish were added into the
pond, there were 15% increase in the number of goldfish and the number of fish
in the pond was increased by 35%.

(a) How many catfish were there at first?

(b) How many catfish were added into the pond?

a) 15%  21

7
1%  5  1.4

Goldfish at first  100%  140

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Catfish at first  7 x 140 = 60

b) Total fishes at first = 140 + 60 = 200

35% of 200 = 0.35 x 200 = 70

Number of catfish added = 70 – 21 = 49

Ans: (a) 60

(b) 49

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18. A shop owner paid a total of $5504 for some shirts and some ties. He paid $128
less for the shirts than the ties. Each tie cost $16 more than each shirt. The
2
number of ties bought was 3 of the number of shirts bought.

(a) How much did he pay for all the shirts?

(b) How many shirts did he buy?

a)

Amount paid for shirts = (5504 – 128 ) ÷ 2 = $2688

b)

Amount paid for ties = 2688 + 128 = 2816

Let u = number of shirts, s = price of shirt, t = price of tie

u x s = 2688 (1) Amount for shirts

s = 2688 / u

2
3 u x (s + 16) = 2816 (2) Amount for Ties

32
1792 + 3 u = 2816

32
3 u = 2816 – 1792 = 1024

u = 1024 ÷ 32 x 3 = 96 shirts

Ans: (a) $2688

(b) 96 shirts

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