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WHOLE NUMBERS
MODEL DRAWING: EQUAL STAGE (BEGINNING/END)
1. Alan and Ben brought an equal amount of money for shopping. After Alan spent $65 and
Ben spent $23, Ben had 4 times as much money left as Alan. How much money did each
of them bring along for shopping?

Ans : $_____________
2. Charlie and Danny received an equal amount of pocket money. Charlie spent $20 and
Danny spent twice as much as Charlie. In the end, Charlie‘s pocket money was twice as
much as that of Danny. How much pocket money did each boy receive at first?

Ans : $_____________

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3. Esther and Fiona had the same number of beads at first. Esther lost 18 beads and Fiona
received another 46 beads. Then, Fiona had 5 times as many beads as Esther. How many
beads did Fiona have in the end?

Ans : ___________ beads

4. Grace and Helen had collected the same number of stickers at first. Grace collected
additional 120 stickers but Helen used up 276 stickers, Grace had 4 times as many
stickers as Helen in the end. How many stickers do both girls have altogether at first?

Ans : __________ stickers

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5. A Robotic Club has started with an equal number of boys and girls joining the club.
There were 29 boys left the club and 37 girls joined as at the end of the first year. There
were 4 times as many girls as boys then. How many boys were in the Robotic Club at
first?

Ans : ___________ boys

6. At the start of recess, there were an equal number of boys and girls in the canteen. Half
way through, 120 boys and 84 girls left the canteen. There were 3 times as many girls as
boys still in the canteen. How many girls were still in the canteen then?

Ans : ___________ girls

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7. Box A contained 128 eggs and Box B contained 82 eggs. After some eggs were
transferred from Box A to Box B, Box A and Box B had the same number of eggs. How
many eggs were transferred from Box A to Box B?

Ans : ___________ eggs

8. Esther and Fiona collected 200 beads altogether. Esther collected 4 times as many beads
as Fiona. How many beads must Esther give Fiona so that both girls would have an equal
number of beads in the end?

Ans : ___________ beads

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9. David and Norman saved $1680 altogether for last month. David’s savings increased by
$320 the following month and Norman’s savings decreased by $100 during the same
period. As a result, the savings of the two children became equal. What was David’s
savings last month?

Ans : $_____________
10. Tom, Dick and Harry have 162 marbles altogether. Some marbles were transferred from
Tom to Dick, Dick’s number of marbles become tripled. Then Dick transferred 36
marbles to Harry. Finally, Harry transferred 24 marbles to Tom. In the end, the three
children would have an equal number of marbles. Find the number of marbles each child
has at first.

Ans : Tom ________ marbles

Dick ________ marbles
Harry ________ marbles

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WHOLE NUMBERS
MODEL DRAWING: EQUAL STAGE (BEGINNING/END)
Solutions
1.
Before
A
B

After
$65
A 1 unit
$23
B 1 unit

3 units = $65 – $23 = $42

1 unit = $42 ÷ 3 = $14
Alan brought 1 unit + $65
= $14 + $65
= $79 (Ans)
2.
Before
C
D

After
$20
C 1 unit 1 unit

D 2 × $20 = $40
1 unit

1 unit = $40 – $20 = $20

Charlie receive 2 units + 20 = 2 × $20 + $20 = $60 at first (Ans)

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3.
At first
E
F

18
E 1 unit

F 1 unit

46

4 units = 18 + 46 = 64
1 unit = 64 ÷ 4 = 16
5 units = 5 × 16 = 80 (Ans)

4.
At first
G
H
120

G 1 unit
H 1 unit
276

3 units = 276 + 120 = 396

1 unit = 396 ÷ 3 = 132
Helen has 1 unit + 276 = 132 + 276 = 408 stickers at first
Grace has 4 units – 120 = 4 × 132 – 120 = 408 stickers at first
2 × 408 = 816 (Ans)

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5.
At start
B
G

29
B 1 unit
G
1 unit

37

3 units = 29 + 37 = 66
1 unit = 66 ÷ 3 = 22
22 + 29 = 51 (Ans)
6.
At start of recess
B
G

120
B 1 unit
G 84
1 unit

2 units = 120 – 84 = 36
1 unit = 36 ÷ 2 = 18
3 units = 18 × 3 = 54 (Ans)

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7.
A
128

B 82

128 – 82 = 46
46 ÷ 2 = 23 (Ans)

8.

E 1 unit
200 beads
F 1 unit

In the end
E 1 unit

F
1 unit

5 units = 200 beads

1 unit = 200 ÷ 5 = 40
3 units = 3 × 40 = 120
120 ÷ 2 = 60 (Ans)

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9.

Last month
D ?
$1680
N

This month
D $320

N $100

2 units = 1680 – 320 – 100 = 1260

1 unit = 1260 ÷ 2 = 630 (Ans)
10.
T 24 ?

D - 36 162
marbles

H 12 - 24

162 ÷ 3 = 54
Harry has 54 – 12 = 42 marbles at first
54 + 36 = 90,
Dick has 90 ÷ 3 = 30 marbles at first
Tom has 54 + 30 × 2 – 24 = 90 marbles at first
Alternative method:
T D H
Before 90 30 42
TH -60 ×3
30 90 42
DH -36 +36
30 54 78
HT +24 -24
End 54 54 54

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