Division P5 Paper 1/Intermediate

Paper 1: 20 Open-ended Questions (20 × 2 marks = 40 marks)

Read the questions carefully. For questions 1 to 20, show your working clearly and write
your answers in the blank provided. Then write and shade your answers in the Answer
Entry Sheet (AES) sheet provided. The use of calculator is not allowed in this section.

1. Kelvin’s mass is 32 kg.

Derrick is 2 kg lighter than Kelvin but 5 kg heavier than Lynn.
What is their average mass?

Solution:

32 – 2 = 30 (Derrick)
30 – 5 = 25 (Lynn)
(32 + 30 + 25) ÷ 3 = 29

Ans: 29 kg

Answer: _____________ kg

2. 0.5 kg of prawns and 2 kg of fish cost $32.

If 1 kg of prawns and 2 kg of fish cost $44, find the cost of 2 kg of prawns.

Solution:
$44 – $32 = $12 (0.5 kg)
$12 × 4 = $48

Ans: $48

Answer: $ ______________

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3. Kiki and Mimi had $460 altogether.

After Kiki had given Mimi $105, Mimi had 3 times as much money as Kiki.
How much money did Kiki have at first?

Solution:

$460 ÷ 4 = $115 (Kiki in the end)

$115 + $105 = $220

Ans: $220

Answer: $ _______________

4. The table shows Randy’s expenditure in a week.

Expenditure Food Entertainment Transport Clothing

Amount 62 12 10 4
Spent ($)

What percentage of his money was spent on entertainment and transport?

Solution:

$12 + $10 = $22

22
Percentage = × 100% = 25%
88

Ans: 25%
Answer: _______________ %

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5. John brought $170 for shopping. He spent $60 on a pair of shoes and of the
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remainder on a T-shirt. How much money did he have left?

Solution:
$170 – $60 = $110
3
× $110 = $66
5
$110 – $66 = $44

Ans: $44

Answer: $ ________________

6. The mass of a basket completely filled with oranges is 2.725 kg.

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When the basket is filled with oranges, its mass is 1.225 kg.
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What is the mass of the empty basket? Give your answer in grams.

Solution:

2.725 kg – 1.225 kg = 1.5 kg (2 units)

1.5 k ÷ 2 = 0.75 kg (1 unit)
1.225 kg – 0.75 kg = 0.475 kg
0.475 kg = 475 g

Ans: 475 g

Answer: _______________ g

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7. Mr Sani saved 40% of his salary and spent the rest.

If he spent $120, how much was his salary?

Solution:
100% – 40% = 60%
60%  $120
100%  $120 ÷ 60 × 100 = $200

Ans: $200

Answer: $_______________

8. In the figure below, find the sum of ∠a and ∠b.

59º
54º
b

Solution:

54º + 59º + 90º= 203º

360º – 203º = 157º

Ans: 157º
Answer: _______________ º

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The figure below is made up of 2 overlapping triangles A and B.

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of triangle A and of triangle B is unshaded.
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Use the information and answer questions 9 and 10.

9. Express the area of the unshaded area A as a percentage of the area of the
total figure.

Solution:
Unshaded A : Shaded A : Unshaded B
7 : 2 : 5
Total  2 + 7 + 5
= 14
7
Percentage = × 100% = 50%
14
Ans: 50%

Answer: _____________ %

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The figure below is made up of 2 overlapping triangles A and B.

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of triangle A and of triangle B is unshaded.
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Use the information and answer questions 9 and 10.

10. The area of the shaded portion is 112 cm2.

What is the total area of the figure?
Solution:
2u 112
1u  112 ÷ 2 = 56
14u  56 × 14
= 784
Ans: 784 cm2
Answer: ___________ cm2

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11. The ratio of the number of soccer balls to the number of basketballs was 4 : 7.
After 35 basketballs were lost, the ratio became 2 : 1.
How many soccer balls and basketballs were there altogether at first?

Solution:

Soccer : basketball 7u – 2u = 5u
4 : 7 5u = 35
-? 1u = 35 ÷ 5 = 7
4 : 2 11u = 11 × 7 = 77

Ans: 77

Answer: ________________

12. Mr Tan wants to buy 12 T-shirts, but he is short of $8.40.

If he buys 9 T-shirts, he will have $29.40 left.
How much does 5 T-shirts cost?

Solution:

$8.40 + $29.40 = $37.80

12 – 9 = 3
3 T-shirts = $37.80
1 T-shirt = $37.80 ÷ 3 = $12.60
5 T-shirts = $12.60 × 5 = $63

Ans: $63
Answer: $_______________

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13. of Paul’s mass is equal to of Tim’s mass.
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Paul’s mass is 84 kg.
Find the difference between Paul’s mass and Tim’s mass.

Solution:
1 2
Paul = Tim
6 5
2 2
Paul = Tim
12 5
12 units = 84 kg
1 unit = 84 ÷ 12 = 7 kg
7 units = 7 × 7 = 49 kg

Ans: 49 kg

Answer: ____________ kg

14. The figure below shows 2 squares.

PQ is a straight line. Find the area of the shaded part.

16 cm
Q

Solution:
8 cm
16 + 8 = 24

1
× 24 × 16 = 192
2 P

Ans: 192 cm2

Answer: __________ cm2

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15. Mr Ali is 3 times as old as his grandson.

He is 48 years older than his grandson
How many years ago was Mr Ali when he was 4 times as old as his grandson?

Solution:
Identify 48 as the constant difference between Ali and grandson
2 units = 48 years
1 unit = 48 ÷ 2
= 24

Some time ago

Ali
Grandson 48 years

3 units = 48
1 unit = 48 ÷ 3
= 16

Number of years ago = 24 – 16 = 8

Ans: 8 years ago

Answer: ________ years ago

16. Felicia takes 12 minutes to decorate 5 cupcakes.

She started decorating the cupcakes at 11 25.
At what time did she complete decorating 45 cupcakes?
Express your answer in 24-hour clock.

Solution:
5 cupcakes  12 min
45 cupcake  12 min × 9
= 108 min
= 1 h 48 min

11 25 12 25 13 00 1313
1h 35 min 13 min

Ans: 13 13
Answer: _____________

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17. In a school hall, chairs were arranged in rows such that there were exactly
9 chairs in each row.
For a concert, Mr Chan rearranged all the chairs.
In the end, there were exactly 30 rows with 6 chairs in each row.
How many rows of chairs were there at first?

Solution:
30 × 6 = 180
180 ÷ 9 = 20

Ans: 20 rows

Answer: ____________ rows

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18. Patrick spent of his money on a box of chocolates.
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He spent of the remaining money on some magazines.
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In the end, he was left with $84. How much money did Patrick have at first?

Solution:

2 units of remaining money = $84

5 units of remaining money = $84 ÷ 2 × 5 = $210
2 units of his money = $210
3 units of his money = $210 ÷ 2 × 3 = $315

Ans: $315

Answer: $ ______________

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19. A restaurant staff is paid $9 for an hour’s work.

Andrew worked at the restaurant for 20 days last month.
He worked for the same number of hours each day.
He earned $900 last month.
How many hours did he work each day?

Solution:
$900 ÷ 20 = $45
$45 ÷ $9 = 5

Ans: 5 hours

Answer: __________ hours

20. A coach can carry a maximum of 25 adults or 50 children.

During a school trip, there are 10 adults and 26 children on board the coach.
How many more adults can the coach carry if it is to be packed to the maximum?

Solution:
Ratio of adults to children = 25 : 50 = 1 : 2
26 children  26 ÷ 2 = 13 (adults)
25 – 10 – 13 = 2

Ans: 2 adults

Answer: ___________ adults

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 Division P5 Paper 2/Intermediate

Paper 2 : 17 Open-ended Questions (60 marks)

Read the questions carefully. For questions 1 to 17, show your working clearly and write
your answers in the blank provided. Then write and shade your answers in the Answer
Entry Sheet (AES) sheet provided. The use of calculator is allowed in this section.

1. At an arcade, each token was sold at 50 cents.

For every 20 tokens purchased, 1 token would be given free.
Daniel played 14 games that required 2 tokens each and 15 games that required 4
tokens each. How much money did he spend at the arcade?

Solution:

14 × 2 = 28
15 × 4 = 60
28 + 60 = 88

21 tokens  $10
88 ÷ 21 = 4R4
4 × $10 = $40
4 × $0.50 = $2
$40 + $2 = $42

Ans: $42

Answer: $ _____________ [3]

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2. Lily had a box of flour to make some cakes. She used an equal amount of flour for
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each cake. After she had used the flour to bake 3 cakes, of the flour was left.
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After she had used the remaining flour to make another 5 cakes, 1.4 kg of the flour
was left. How much flour did she have at first? Give your answer in grams.

Solution:

remaining

5 cakes Left
1400g

4 units = 1400 g
1 unit = 1400g ÷ 4 = 350 g
12 units = 12 × 350g = 4200 g

Ans: 4200 g

Answer: ______________ g [3]

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3. Some matchsticks were used to form the following patterns as shown in the
diagrams below.

Pattern 1 Pattern 2 Pattern 3

Pattern Number Number of Rectangles Number of match

sticks used

1 1 6

2 2 11

3 3 16

How many such rectangles can be formed with 196 matchsticks?

Solution:

196 – 1 = 195
195 ÷ 5 = 39

Ans: 39 rectangles

Answer: ________ rectangles [3]

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4. After Jane had spent 60% of his money and Kate had spent 40% of her money, both
of them had the same amount of money left.
If Jane had $1650 at first, how much did Kate spend?

Solution:

2
40% of 1650 = × 1650
5
= 660
60%  660
1%  660 ÷ 60 = 11
40%  11 × 40 = 440

Ans: $440

Answer: $ ____________ [3]

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5. A book costs $18.

A pen costs $15 less than a book.
Ali bought some pens and some books for $120.
If he bought 5 more pens than books, how many pens did he buy?

Solution:

$18 − $15 = $3 (pen)

$3 × 5 = $15 (5 pens)
$120 − $15 = $105
$18 + $3 = $21 (1 book + 1 pen)
$105 ÷ $21 = 5
5 + 5 = 10

Ans: 10

Answer: ____________ [3]

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6. The average height of 5 pupils is 138 cm.

The average height becomes 130 cm when John and Raj are included.
John is 16 cm shorter than Raj. What is John’s height?
Give your answer in centimetres.

Solution:

138 × 5 = 690 cm (total height of 5 pupils)

130 × 7 = 910 cm (total height of 7 pupils)
Height of J + R  910 – 690 = 220 cm
J’s height  (220 – 16) ÷ 2 = 102 cm

Ans: 102 cm

Answer: ____________ cm [3]

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7. The ratio of the number of stalks of sunflowers to the number of stalks of tulips
in a floral shop was 5 : 2.
Each stalk of sunflower cost $6. Each stalk of tulip cost $8.
The florist collected a total of $5152 from the sale of all the sunflowers and
tulips. How many stalks of tulips were there in the shop?

Solution:

1 set = (5 × $6) + (2 × $8) = $46

$5152 ÷ $46 = 112 sets
112 × 2 = 224

Ans: 224 stalks

Answer: _________ stalks [3]

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8. A van can travel 18 km with 1 litre of petrol.

How many millilitres of petrol will it need to travel 47.7 km?

Solution:

47.7 ÷ 18 = 2.65
2.65 ℓ = 2.65 × 1000 mℓ
= 2650 mℓ

Ans: 2650 mℓ

Answer: __________ mℓ [3]

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9. A rectangular fish tank measuring 25 cm by 20 cm by 20 cm is 44% filled with water.

Mr Lee then turns on a tap.
Water flow from the tap to the tank at 0.8 ℓ every minute.
How long will it take to fill the tank to its brim?

Solution:

100% – 44% = 56%

56% × 25 cm × 20 cm × 20 cm = 5600 cm3
5600 cm3 = 5.6 ℓ
5.6 ℓ ÷ 0.8 ℓ = 7 min

Ans: 7 min

Answer: ____________ min [3]

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10. A group of tourists went to the Mangrove Safari during a promotion.

The ratio of the number of adults to the number of children was 2 : 7.
The group of tourists paid $1121 altogether.
Find the number of children in the group.

Mangrove Safari

Adult ticket - $45.50 each

Promotion
Child ticket - $22.20 each
A child enters free
for every 2 paying
adults.

Solution:

2 units of adults  1 unit of children free entry

$45.50 × 2 + $22.20 × 2 = $224.20
$1121 ÷ $224.20 = 5 sets
5 × 7 = 35

Ans: 35 children

Answer: ____________ children [3]

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11. Danish, Nicholas and Jovan had some marbles. The ratio of the number of Danish’s
marbles to the number of Nicholas’s marbles was 1 : 2.
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Jovan had 4 of the total number of marbles Danish and Nicholas had.

If the 3 boys had 270 marbles altogether, how many marbles must Nicholas give
Jovan so that the two boys have the same number of marbles?

Solution:

D:N:J
8 : 16 : 6
16 + 6 = 22
22 ÷ 2 = 11
16 – 11 = 5
30 units = 270
1 unit = 270 ÷ 30 = 9
5 units = 9 × 5 = 45

Ans: 45 marbles

Answer: ___________ marbles [4]

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12. A fruit seller had 250 mangoes in the morning.

He threw away 10% of them as they were rotten.
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Then, he sold 5 of the remaining mangoes at $5 each and the rest at 3 for $13.

How much money did the fruit seller collect from the sale of all the mangoes?

Solution:

100% - 10% = 90%

90% × 250 = 225 mangoes for sale
2
5 × 225 = 90 (sold at $5 each)
90 × $5 = $450
3
5 × 225 = 135 (sold at 3 for $13)
(135 ÷ 3) × $13 = $585
$450 + $585 = $1035

Ans: $1035

Answer: $ ______________ [4]

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13. Mrs Fields bought an equal number of cupcakes and tarts for a party.
The cupcakes were bought at 7 for $20 and the tarts were bought at 5 for $30.
She paid $550 more for the tarts than for the cupcakes.
How much did Mrs Fields pay for the cupcakes and tarts altogether?

Solution:

Common multiple: 35
$20  5 = $100 (35 cupcakes for $100)
$30  7 = $210 (35 tarts for $210)
$210 – $100 = $110 (difference)
550 ÷ 110 = 5
5  100 = 500
5  210 = 1050
$500 + $1050 = $1550

Ans: $1550

Answer: $ _______________ [4]

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14. Alan and Ben folded some paper cranes.

If Alan gives 120 paper cranes to Ben, both of them will have the same number of
paper cranes.
If Ben gives 18 paper cranes to Alan, Alan will have 7 times as many paper cranes
as Ben.
How many paper cranes does Alan have?

Solution:

6 units = (120 × 2) + (18 × 2) = 276

1 unit = 276 ÷ 6 = 46
7 units = 46 × 7 = 322
322 – 18 = 304

Ans: 304 paper cranes

Answer: _________ paper cranes [4]

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15. Mrs Tan bought a bag of rice. She cooked an equal amount of rice each day.
She had 0.6 of the rice left after 5 days.
She had 1.4 kg of rice left after another 7 days.
What was the mass of the rice in the bag at first?

Solution:

5 days 5 days
2.5 days

Every 5 days  consumed 4 units

10u – 4u – 4u = 2u (2.5 days)
Amt of rice left for 0.5 day  1.4 kg
Amt of rice used in 1 day  1.4 kg × 2 = 2.8 kg
Total number of days = 5 + 5 + 2.5 = 12.5 days
Original mass of rice  12.5 × 2.8 kg = 35 kg

Ans: 35 kg

Answer: _______________ kg [4]

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16. A box contains some red, blue, green and white beads.
40% of the beads are red.
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The number of blue beads is the number of red beads.
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The ratio of the number of green beads to the number of white beads is 3 : 1.
There are 260 more red beads than green beads.
How many beads are there in the box?

Solution:

B:R G:W
3
Blue  × 40%
5 3:5 3:1
= 24%
24 : 40 27 : 9
Other marbles  100% – 40% – 24%
= 36%
3u + 1u = 4u (36%)
1u = 36% ÷ 4
= 9%
Green (3u) = 9% × 3
= 27%
Difference between red & green  40% – 27%
= 13%
13%  260
1%  260 ÷ 13 = 20
100%  20 × 100 = 2000

Ans: 2000 beads

Answer: ___________ beads [5]

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17. 2 bottles, X and Y, are each filled with some water.

If water from bottle X is poured into bottle Y until it reaches the brim, there will be
52 ℓ of water left in Bottle X.
If water from bottle Y is poured into bottle X until it reaches the brim, there will be
16 ℓ of water left in bottle Y.
The capacity of bottle Y is 60% of the capacity of X.
How much more water is needed to fill both bottles to the brim?

Solution:

3
Y → 60% of X → of X
5
Total volume of X and Y → 8u

Scenario 1: 3u + 52 ℓ
Scenario 2: 5u + 16 ℓ

52 ℓ

16 ℓ

52 – 16 = 36
2u = 36
1u = 36 ÷ 2 = 18 (M1)
18 × 8 = 144 [total volume of X & Y)
18 × 5 = 90
90 + 16 = 106 [volume of water for X & Y in scenario 2]
144 – 106 = 38

Ans: 38 ℓ

Answer: ___________ ℓ [5]

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