Fill in the blanks.
Bryan and Adam have some stickers.
15 of Bryan's stickers is equal to
17 of Adam's stickers
Let
17 of Adam's stickers be 1 u.
- Number of stickers that Adam has = _____ u
- Number of stickers that Bryan has = _____ u
- Total number of stickers = _____ u
- Difference in the number of stickers between Adam and Bryan = _____ u
(a)
17 of Adam's stickers = 1 u
77 of Adam's stickers = 7 u
Number of stickers that Adam has = 7 u
(b)
15 of Bryan's stickers =
17 of Adam's stickers = 1 u
15 of Bryan's stickers = 1 u
55 of Bryan's stickers = 5 u
Number of stickers that Bryan has = 5 u
(c)
Total number of stickers
= 7 u + 5 u
= 12 u
(d)
Difference in the number of stickers between Bryan and Adam
= 7 u - 5 u
= 2 u
Answer(s): (a) 7; (b) 5; (c) 12; (d) 2