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[P6] Gap and Difference - Solutions

1. Cheryl bought 15 pencils from the book shop. If each pencil cost 10¢ less, she could
have bought 5 more pencils. What was the original cost of each pencil?

Amount spent on 5 more pencils using the amount of money she could have saved=
15 × $0.10
= $1.50

New cost of 1 pencil = $1.50 ÷ 5

= $0.30

Original cost of each pencil = $0.30 + $0.10

= $0.40 (Ans)

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2. Mr Tan arranged some chairs in the school hall. Initially, there were 5 chairs in each
row. Then, he added 86 more chairs and arranged all the chairs into rows of 8 chairs
instead. In the end, there were 7 more rows of chairs. How many chairs were there
altogether in the end?

Increase in the number of chairs per row = 8 – 5

=3

Number of chairs in the 7 extra rows = 7 × 8

= 56

Number of chairs arranged into the original rows of 5 chairs = 86 – 56

= 30
Number of rows originally = 30 ÷ 3
= 10

Number of rows in the end = 10 + 7

= 17

Number of chairs altogether in the end = 17 × 8

= 136 (Ans)

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3. Two frogs were stuck at the bottom of a well. The young frog jumped a height of 9
tiles every leap, and the old frog jumped a height of 5 tiles every leap. When the
young frog had 48 tiles left, the old frog had 80 tiles left.
(a) How many tiles tall was the well?
(b) How many leaps did the young frog take to leave the well?

(a) Step 1: Find the difference in the number of tiles left.

Difference in the number of tiles left = 80 – 48
= 32

Step 2: Find the difference in the number of tiles each frog took every leap.
Difference between the number of tiles per leap = 9 – 5
=4

Step 3: Divide the differences to find the number of leaps they had jumped.
Number of leaps = 32 ÷ 4
=8

Step 4: Use the given information in the question to find the answer required.
Number of tiles the wall was made up = 8 × 9 + 48
= 72 + 48
= 120 (Ans)

(b) 120 ÷ 9 = 13

By the 13th leap, the young frog had jumped (13 × 9 =) 117 tiles, which is not
enough to leave the well.

Number of leaps the young frog took to leave the well = 14 (Ans)

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4. In a canteen, tables are arranged in exactly 11 tables in a row. If the tables are
arranged in rows of 8 tables, there will be 6 more rows and 3 tables left over. How
many tables are there in the canteen?

Decrease in the number of tables per row = 11 – 8

=3

Number of tables that are rearranged into new rows = 6 × 8 + 3

= 48 + 3
= 51

Number of rows of tables before rearranging = 51 ÷ 3

= 17

Number of tables = 17 × 11
= 187 (Ans)

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5. Sarah bought 30 pencil cases with all her money. Each pencil case cost $9.30 more
than a notebook. If she spent all her money on notebooks only instead, she could
buy 66 such notebooks. How much money did she have?

Number of extra notebooks she could have bought if she spent on notebooks instead
= 66 – 30
= 36

Amount of money spent on the extra 36 notebooks = 30 × $9.30

= $279

Cost of 1 notebook = $279 ÷ 36

= $7.75

Amount of money she had = 66 × $7.75

= $511.50 (Ans)

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6. Susie planned to make some bracelets using 9 beads for each bracelet. Her sister
gave her 6 more beads. In the end, she used 7 beads instead of 9 for each bracelet,
and made 12 more bracelets.
(a) How many bracelets did she make altogether?
(b) How many beads did she have at first?

(a) Decrease in the number of beads used per bracelet = 9 – 7

=2

Number of extra beads used = 12 × 7

= 84

Number of beads removed from the initially bracelets with 9 beads

= 84 – 6
= 78

Number of bracelets with 9 beads Susie planned to make

= 78 ÷ 2
= 39

Number of bracelets she made altogether = 39 + 12

= 51 (Ans)

(b) Number of beads she had at first = 39 × 9

= 351 (Ans)

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7. Every day, John saved $5 and Peter saved $6. John saved 10 more days than Peter,
and John saved $44 more than Peter. How many days did Peter save?

Amount of money John saved in the 10 extra days = 10 × $5

= $50

Amount of money Peter caught up with John = $50 – $44

= $6

Amount of money Peter saved more than John each day = $6 – $5

= $1

Number of days Peter saved = $6 ÷ $1

= 6 (Ans)

8. Every day, Jill saved $14 and Petra saved $11. Petra saved 8 more days than Jill,
and Petra saved $73 more than Jill. How many days did Petra save?

Amount of money Petra saved in the 8 extra days = 8 × $11

= $88

Amount of money Petra caught up with Jill = $88 – $73

= $15

Amount of money Petra saved more than Jill each day = $14 – $11
= $3

Number of days Jill saved = $15 ÷ $3

=5

Number of days Petra saved = 5 + 8

= 13 (Ans)

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9. In a multi-purpose hall, tables were arranged in rows of 12. Alfred brought in

56 more tables and rearranged the tables into rows of 8. After that, there were 9
more rows of tables. How many rows of tables were there in the end?

Decrease in the number of tables per row = 12 – 8

=4

Number of extra tables = 9 × 8

= 72

Number of tables rearranged from the initial rows of 12

= 72 – 56
= 16

Number of rows of tables initially = 16 ÷ 4

=4

Number of rows of tables in the end = 4 + 9

= 13 (Ans)

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10. Diana had some bags of 20 beads each. She used 32 beads to make a necklace.
Then, she packed the remaining beads into bags of 8 and realised she had 5 more
bags of beads. How many beads did she have left in the end?

Decrease in the number of beads per bag = 20 – 8

= 12

Number of beads in the extra bags of 8 = 5 × 8

= 40

Number of beads removed from the initial bags of 20 beads

= 40 + 32
= 72

Number of bags of 20 beads initially = 72 ÷ 12

=6

Number of bags of 8 beads in the end = 6 + 5

= 11

Number of beads she had left in the end = 11 × 8

= 88 (Ans)

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