Fill in the blanks.
Charlie has 30% more stickers than Adam and 50% more stickers than Bryan.
- Who is the repeated identity? Give the answer in number. (Eg Charlie = 1; Adam = 2; Bryan = 3)
- Number of stickers that Charlie has = _____ u
- Total number of stickers = _____ u
- Difference in the number of stickers between Charlie and Adam = _____ u
(a)
Change percentage into units.
Charlie has 30% more stickers than Adam.
100% + 30% = 130%
130% =
130100 =
1310 Charlie has
1310 as many as Adam.
Charlie has 50% more stickers than Bryan.
100% + 50% = 150%
150% =
150100 =
32 Charlie has
32 as many as Bryan.
Number of Charlie's stickers is compared to the number of Adam's stickers.
Number of Charlie's stickers is compared to the number of Bryan's stickers.
(1) Charlie is the repeated identity.
Charlie |
Adam |
Bryan |
13x3 |
10x3 |
|
3x13 |
|
2x13 |
39 u |
6 u |
130 u |
(b)
LCM of 13 and 3 = 39
Number of stickers that Charlie has = 39 u
(c)
Total number of stickers that the children have
= 39 u + 6 u + 130 u
= 175 u
(d)
Difference in the number of stickers between Charlie and Adam
= 39 u - 6 u
= 33 u
Answer(s): (a) 1; (b) 39; (c) 175; (d) 33