MULTIPLICATION AND DIVISION OF WHOLE NUMBERS

13. 4 men and 5 women collected 3 123 kg of old newspaper. If each person collected the same amount of newspaper, how many kilograms did 2 men collect?

Ans : ___________________

14. 3 handbags and 1 belt cost $300. Each handbag cost thrice as much as a belt. Find the cost of each belt.

Ans : ___________________

SECTION B

5. 3 boys spent the same amount of money as 2 girls. If they spent $720 altogether, how much did each boy spend?

6. 5 women ate as many rambutans as 2 men. If they ate 480 rambutans altogether,

a). how many rambutans did the 2 men eat?

b). How many rambutans did each woman eat?

Ans :

a). ____________________

b). ___________________

7. Pail P contained 20 more nails than Pail Q. Pail R contained twice as many nails as Pail P. if the 3 pails contained 240 nails altogether,

a). How may nails did pail Q contain and

b). How many nails did Pail R and Pail Q contain altogether?

Ans :

a). _________________

b). _________________

8. Book X cost $8 more than Book Y. Book Z cost thrice as much of the 3 books was $167,

a). Find the cost of Book Y and

b). How much did Books X and Z cost altogether?

Ans :

a). _________________

b). _________________

9. Mr Chen bought a laser disc player and 3 similar cameras. The laser disc player cost thrice as much as the cost of 2 cameras. If Mr Chen paid $2 700 for all the items, find the cost of

a). Each camera

b). The laser disc player

Ans :

a). _________________

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