Fill in the blanks.
At a gathering,
34 of the men and
12 of the women and
25 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 3, 1 and 2 = 6
3 x 24 x 2 of the men =
1 x 62 x 6 of the women =
2 x 35 x 3 of the children
68 of the men =
612 of the women =
615 of the children
Men : Women : Children
8 : 12 : 15
Number of men = 8 u
(b)
Number of women = 12 u
(c)
Number of children = 15 u
(d)
Difference between the number of women and men
= 12 u - 8 u
= 4 u
Answer(s): (a) 8; (b) 12; (c) 15; (d) 4