Rithvik's Blog 11+

A shop sells pens for 75p each and pencils for 45p each. Noah buys a total of 12 items, spending exactly £7.35. How many pens did he buy?

Sophie has a basket of apples. She gives half of them to her friend, then eats 3 of the remaining apples. After that, she gives a third of what’s left to her neighbour. She now has 8 apples left. How many apples did Sophie have at the start?

A number is increased by 3, then multiplied by 4. The result is the same as if the number had first been multiplied by 4 and then increased by 24. What is the number?

A return ticket from Town A to Town B costs £3.50. A single ticket from Town A to Town B costs £2.40. A group of 5 friends buys exactly enough tickets (single and return) to make a total of 8 journeys between Town A and Town B. They spend exactly £13.90 in total. How many return tickets did they buy?

A rectangle has a length that is twice its width. If the perimeter of the rectangle is 36 cm, what are the length and width of the rectangle?

The numbers in the sequence below follow a certain pattern: 3, 7, 13, 21, ___, 43 What number should go in the blank?

Sophie had a certain number of marbles. She gave half of them to Jack. Then, she gave 12 more marbles to Lily. Now she has 16 marbles left. How many marbles did Sophie have at the beginning?