Fill in the blanks.
0.8 of the women are equal to
15 of the men.
- Number of women = _____ u
- Number of men = _____ u
- Total number of women and men = _____ u
- Difference between the number of women and men = _____ u
(a)
Change decimal and fraction into units.
0.8 =
810 =
4545 of the women =
15 of the men
Make the numerators the same.
LCM of 4 and 1 = 4
4 x 15 x 1 of the women =
1 x 45 x 4 of the men
45 of the women =
420 of the men
Number of women = 5 u
(b)
Number of men = 20 u
(c)
Total number of women and men
= 5 u + 20 u
= 25 u
(d)
Difference between the number of men and women
= 20 u - 5 u
= 15 u
Answer(s): (a) 5; (b) 20; (c) 25; (d) 15