Fill in the blanks.
The number of women is 7 more than the men.
The number of children is seven times the number of adults.
Let the number of men be 1 u.
- Number of women = 1 u + _____
- Number of adults = 2 u + _____
- Number of children = _____ u + 49
- Number of people = _____ u + 56
(a)
Change X times and more than or less than into units.
The number of women is 7 more than the men.
Number of men = 1 u
Number of women = 1 u + 7
(b)
Number of adults
= 1 u + 1 u + 7
= 2 u + 7
(c)
The number of children is seven times the number of adults.
Number of children
= 7 x (2 u + 7)
= 14 u + 49
(d)
Total number of people
= (2 u + 7) + (14 u + 49)
= 2 u + 14 u + 7 + 49
= 16 u + 56
Answer(s): (a) 7; (b) 7; (c) 14; (d) 16