P3/P4 Math: Two Fractions of Total Given

Fraction problem sums are common in Section C of P3 and P4 exams.

A "fraction of the total" representing one item and another "fraction of the total" representing another item. 

The third information given is usually the value of the first item, second item or the amount left.

A slightly more complex version of this question can be found here.

Bala have some books.

¹/₃ of his books are about cars.

¹/₉ of the books are about planes.

The rest of the books are about dinosaurs.

He has 55 books about dinosaurs.

How many books does Bala have altogether?

A Stegosaurus from the Jurassic Period

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P5/P6 Math: Amount of Money Spent and Left of 2 Different Parties with Comparisons

This question type deals with 2 parties with a total sum of money.

There is a comparison with multiples on the amount of money spent between the 2 parties.
The amount of money left is also compared using multiples.

Such questions are suitable for P5 and P6.
These questions will usually appear in paper 2 in P5 SA2 and P6 papers.

Calculator usage is allowed.

Karlie and Lenny had a total of $1335.50 at first.

Karlie spent 4 times as much money as Lenny.

The amount of money that Lenny had left 

was $15 more than what he had spent.

The amount of money that Karlie had left was 

half as much as what Lenny had left.

How much did both have left altogether at the end?

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P5 Math: Lesser Number of Shares Increasing Cost of Each Share

The question type below deals with equal share with total unchanged.
But each share increases due to lesser number of people sharing the total.

P5 SA2 type question for Paper 1.

No calculator allowed.

5 girls shared to buy Alvin a watch for Christmas. One of the girls calculated wrongly and divided the cost of the watch by 6. Because of that, each girl's share became $8 lesser. How much was this watch?

How do automatic watches work?

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