Jane spent €40 on shoes. This was €14 less than what she spent on a handbag. How much did she spend on the handbag?

Jane spent €x on shoes. This was €14 less than what she spent on a handbag. How much was the handbag?

Jillian spent €x on shoes. This was €12 more than what she spent on a handbag. How much was the handbag?

Marion spent €y on shoes. This was three times more than what she spent on a scarf. How much was the scarf?

Peter spent €y on shoes. This was three times less than what he spent on a jacket. How much was the jacket?

Let x be the number of boys in the class. This is three more than the number of girls in this class. How many girls are in the class?

Let x be the number of boys in the class. This is four times the number of girls in this class. How many girls are in the class?

Let x be the number of boys in the class. There are four less girls than boys in this class. How many girls are in the class?

A class of 30 students is divided into three groups; one group has 6 more than each of the other 2 groups which have equal numbers. How many are in each group?

A class of 30 students is divided into three groups; one group has 6 less than each of the other 2 groups which have equal numbers. How many are in each group?

Divide €40 between 4 people so the second person has twice as much as the first person, the third person has three times as much as the first person and the fourth person has four times as much as first person. How much does each get?

Given x is divided among 5 people, how much does each get?

Divide €42 between 4 people, so that the second person will have one euro more than the first person, the third will have 2 euro more than the first person and the fourth will have 3 euro more than the first person. How much does each get?

John got 48 in his test, which is 8 more than what Roy got and Margaret got twice as many marks as Roy. How many marks did Margaret get?

The width of a rectangular field is 30 metres longer than its length and the perimeter of the field is 560 metres. Find the length of the field.

The width of a rectangular field is 10 metres longer than its length. In terms of x, what is the perimeter of the field?

The length of a rectangular field is equal to twice its width and the perimeter of the field is x metres. Find the width of the field in terms of x.

One box of tiles covers a floor area of 2.5 metres squared. How many boxes will it take to cover 250 square metres?

One box of tiles covers a floor area of y metres squared. How many boxes in terms of y will it take to cover 250 square metres?

Three consecutive numbers add up to 63.Given the first of these numbers is x, what is 63 equal to in terms of x?