Fill in the blanks.
Adam and Bryan have stickers in the ratio of 5 : 3.
- 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)
Change ratio into units.
Adam and Bryan have stickers in the ratio of 5 : 3.
Number of stickers that Adam has = 5 u
(b)
Number of stickers that Bryan has = 3 u
(c)
Total number of stickers
= 5 u + 3 u
= 8 u
(d)
Difference in the number of stickers between Adam and Bryan
= 5 u - 3 u
= 2 u
Answer(s): (a) 5; (b) 3; (c) 8; (d) 2