Fill in the blanks.
The number of men is 0.125 times more than the number of women.
- Number of women = _____ u
- Number of men = _____ u
- Total number of men and women = _____ u
- Difference between the number of men and women = _____ u
(a)
Change decimal into units.
The number of men is 0.125 times more than the number of women.
0.125 =
1251000 =
181 +
18=
8 + 18 =
98 The number of men is
98 as many as the number of women.
Number of women = 8 u
(b)
Number of men = 9 u
(c)
Total number of adults
= 8 u + 9 u
= 17 u
(d)
Difference in the number of men and women
= 9 u - 8 u
= 1 u
Answer(s): (a) 8; (b) 9; (c) 17; (d) 1