Fill in the blanks.
At a gathering,
67 of the men and
25 of the women and
38 of the children left after 1 hour.
The number of men and women and children who left were the same.
- Number of men at first = _____ u
- Number of women at first = _____ u
- Number of children at first = _____ u
- Difference between the number of women and men = _____ u
(a)
Change fraction into units.
Make the numerators the same.
LCM of 6, 2 and 3 = 6
6 x 17 x 1 of the men =
2 x 35 x 3 of the women =
3 x 28 x 2 of the children
67 of the men =
615 of the women =
616 of the children
Men : Women : Children
7 : 15 : 16
Number of men = 7 u
(b)
Number of women = 15 u
(c)
Number of children = 16 u
(d)
Difference between the number of women and men
= 15 u - 7 u
= 8 u
Answer(s): (a) 7; (b) 15; (c) 16; (d) 8