Fill in the blanks.
The number of men is 0.625 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 0.625 times as many as the number of women.
0.625 =
6251000 =
58 The number of men is
58 the number of women.
Number of men = 5 u
(b)
Number of women = 8 u
(c)
Total number of adults
= 5 u + 8 u
= 13 u
(d)
Difference in the number of women and men
= 8 u - 5 u
= 3 u
Answer(s): (a) 5; (b) 8; (c) 13; (d) 3