Fill in the blanks.
At a gathering,
47 of the women and
13 of the men and
211 of the children left after 1 hour.
The number of women and men and children who left were the same.
- Number of women at first = _____ u
- Number of men at first = _____ u
- Number of children at first = _____ u
- Difference between the number of men and women = _____ u
(a)
Change fraction into units.
Make the numerators the same.
LCM of 4, 1 and 2 = 4
4 x 17 x 1 of the women =
1 x 43 x 4 of the men =
2 x 211 x 2 of the children
47 of the women =
412 of the men =
422 of the children
Women : Men : Children
7 : 12 : 22
Number of women = 7 u
(b)
Number of men = 12 u
(c)
Number of children = 22 u
(d)
Difference between the number of men and women
= 12 u - 7 u
= 5 u
Answer(s): (a) 7; (b) 12; (c) 22; (d) 5