Fill in the blanks.
There are some red stickers, blue stickers and green stickers.
The number of red stickers is 75% as many as the blue stickers.
The number or blue stickers is 25% as many as the green stickers.
- Number of blue stickers = _____ u
- Number of green stickers = _____ u
- Total number of stickers = _____ u
- Number of more green stickers than blue stickers = _____ u
Red |
Blue |
Green |
3 x 1 |
4 x 1 |
|
|
1 x 4 |
4 x 4 |
3 u |
4 u |
16 u |
75% =
75100 =
34 25% =
25100 =
14 The number of red stickers is the repeated identity.
Make the number of red stickers the same using the LCM of 4 and 1.
LCM of 4 and 1 = 4
(a) Number of blue stickers = 4 u
(b) Number of green stickers = 16 u
(c) Total number of stickers = 3 u + 4 u + 16 u = 23 u
(d) Number of more green stickers than blue stickers = 16 u - 4 u = 12 u
Answer(s): (a) 4; (b) 16; (c) 23; (d) 12