Fill in the blanks.
At a gathering,
67 of the girls and
25 of the boys and
38 of the adults left after 1 hour.
The number of girls and boys and adults who left were the same.
- Number of girls at first = _____ u
- Number of boys at first = _____ u
- Number of adults at first = _____ u
- Difference between the number of boys and girls = _____ 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 girls =
2 x 35 x 3 of the boys =
3 x 28 x 2 of the adults
67 of the girls =
615 of the boys =
616 of the adults
Girls : Boys : Adults
7 : 15 : 16
Number of girls = 7 u
(b)
Number of boys = 15 u
(c)
Number of adults = 16 u
(d)
Difference between the number of boys and girls
= 15 u - 7 u
= 8 u
Answer(s): (a) 7; (b) 15; (c) 16; (d) 8