12 Zodiac Animals
In a standard 12-year cycle, what is the probability (as a fraction) of being born in the Year of the Horse?
1/12
You are visiting family in Singapore for CNY. The exchange rate is $1 = 1.35 SGD. If your grandmother gives you 200 SGD, how much is this worth in USD? (Round to the nearest cent)
$148.15
A factory produces 4.5 × 10⁵ dumplings before CNY 🥟
Write this number in ordinary form.
450000
A "Longevity Noodle" is coiled up in a bowl. When stretched out, it measures 155 cm. Express the length of the noodle in meters and then calculate the total length of 8 such noodles in meters.
1.55m; 12.4m
A rectangular lantern has length (4x + 2) cm and width (2x − 1) cm.
Write an expression for the perimeter.
12x +2
The Chinese zodiac repeats every 12 years.
A student was born in the Year of the Tiger 🐅
In 2026, the student will be 17 years old.
Find the year in which the student was born.
2009
A traditional Qi Pao dress is on sale for 25% off. The sale price is $135. What was the original price of the dress before the discount?
$180
To make the perfect dumpling filling, the ratio of minced meat to cabbage is 3:2. If a chef uses 1.2 kg of minced meat, how many grams of cabbage does he need?
800g
Lanterns cost RMx each and banners cost RM8 each.
x = RM 9.50
The sum of two lucky numbers is 88.
One number is 4 more than twice the other.
a) Form a pair of simultaneous equations.
b) Find the two numbers.
28 & 60
A stable has chickens🐔 and horses🐎.
There are 18 animals altogether and 52 legs.
How many horses 🐎are there?
8
🧧 RM500 from red packets is saved in a bank account earning 2% simple interest per year.
How much interest is earned after 3 year?💰
RM30
A tray of pineapple tarts🍍, kuih kapit, and peanut 🥜 cookies are arranged in the ratio 3 : 5 : 2.
There are 120 snacks in total.
How many pineapple tarts are there?
36
A lantern frame is shaped like a regular hexagon.
Find the size of one interior angle.
120
A lion dance group walks 2.4 km from their 🏫 to a temple in 36 minutes.
Calculate their average speed in km/h.
4km/h
A decoration shop displays zodiac animals in a repeating pattern:
🐭 🐮 🐯 🐰 🐲 🐍 🐴 🐐 🐵 🐔 🐶 🐷
The pattern repeats continuously.
What is the 45th animal in the display?
MONKEY 🐵
👘 After a 20% discount, a CNY outfit costs RM96.
What was the original price?
RM120
🏮+🍊+🍊= 28
🍊 - 🥟=3
🏮= ? , 🍊= ? ,🥟= ?
🏮= 8 , 🍊= 10 ,🥟= 7
A lantern🏮is shaped like a right circular cylinder with:
radius = 7 cm
height = 20 cm
Calculate the curved surface area of the lantern. (3sf)
880 cm2
23×2x=256
Find the value of x.
5
A decoration shop displays zodiac animals in a repeating pattern:
🐭 🐮 🐯 🐰 🐲 🐍 🐴 🐐 🐵 🐔 🐶 🐷
The pattern repeats continuously.
What is the position number of the 8th Dragon?
89th
A student prepares ang pow for his cousins.
Each ang pow contains RM(2x + 5).
He gives ang pow to 8 cousins and spends RM124 in total.
Find the value of x
x = 5.25
🎠 + 🎠 +🎠= 60
🧧 + 🎠 + 🧧=40
🐉 + 🐉 +🧧 = 20
🎠 + 🐉 × 🧧 =?
🎠 + 🐉 × 🧧 =70
During CNY visiting, a family plans to visit 40 houses over several days.
On Day 1, they visit 25% of the houses.
On Day 2, they visit 12 more houses.
The rest are visited on Day 3.
How many houses are visited on Day 3?
18
The number of lanterns in each row forms a sequence:
(1 row) 🏮🏮
(2 row) 🏮🏮🏮🏮🏮
(3 row) 🏮🏮🏮🏮🏮🏮🏮🏮
(15 row) How many lanterns? 🏮
3n-1
44