Fill in the blanks.
Charlie has 25% more stickers than Bryan and
Bryan has 20% more stickers than Adam.
- Who is the repeated identity? Give the answer in number. (Eg Charlie = 1, Bryan = 2, Adam = 3)
- Number of stickers that Bryan has = _____ u
- Total number of stickers = _____ u
- Difference in the number of stickers between Bryan and Adam = _____ u
(a)
Change percentage into units.
Charlie has 25% more stickers than Bryan.
100% + 25% = 125%
125% =
125100 =
54 Charlie has
54 as many as Bryan.
Bryan has 20% more stickers than Adam.
100% + 20% = 120%
120% =
120100 =
65 Bryan has
65 as many as Adam.
Number of Bryan's stickers is compared to the number of Charlie's stickers.
Number of Bryan's stickers is compared to the number of Adam's stickers.
(3) Bryan is the repeated identity.
Charlie |
Bryan |
Adam |
5x3 |
4x3 |
|
|
6x2 |
5x2 |
15 u |
12 u |
10 u |
(b)
LCM of 4 and 6 = 12
Number of stickers that Bryan has = 12 u
(c)
Total number of stickers that the children have
= 15 u + 12 u + 10 u
= 37 u
(d)
Difference in the number of stickers between Bryan and Adam
= 12 u - 10 u
= 2 u
Answer(s): (a) 2; (b) 12; (c) 37; (d) 2