Fill in the blanks.
The number of men is 0.6 times as many as the number of women.
- Number of men = _____ u
- Number of women = _____ u
- Total number of adults = _____ u
- Difference between the number of women and men = _____ u
(a)
Change decimal into units.
The number of men is 0.6 times as many as the number of women.
0.6 =
610 =
35 The number of men is
35 the number of women.
Number of men = 3 u
(b)
Number of women = 5 u
(c)
Total number of adults
= 3 u + 5 u
= 8 u
(d)
Difference in the number of women and men
= 5 u - 3 u
= 2 u
Answer(s): (a) 3; (b) 5; (c) 8; (d) 2