Fill in the blanks.
Adam has 20% more stickers than Charlie and
Charlie has 50% more stickers than Bryan.
- Who is the repeated identity? Give the answer in number. (Eg Adam = 1, Charlie = 2, Bryan = 3)
- Number of stickers that Charlie has = _____ u
- Total number of stickers = _____ u
- Difference in the number of stickers between Charlie and Bryan = _____ u
(a)
Change percentage into units.
Adam has 20% more stickers than Charlie.
100% + 20% = 120%
120% =
120100 =
65 Adam has
65 as many as Charlie.
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.
(3) Charlie is the repeated identity.
Adam |
Charlie |
Bryan |
6x3 |
5x3 |
|
|
3x5 |
2x5 |
18 u |
15 u |
10 u |
(b)
LCM of 5 and 3 = 15
Number of stickers that Charlie has = 15 u
(c)
Total number of stickers that the children have
= 18 u + 15 u + 10 u
= 43 u
(d)
Difference in the number of stickers between Charlie and Bryan
= 15 u - 10 u
= 5 u
Answer(s): (a) 2; (b) 15; (c) 43; (d) 5