Fill in the blanks.
At a gathering,
34 of the women and
13 of the men and
25 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 3, 1 and 2 = 6
3 x 24 x 2 of the women =
1 x 63 x 6 of the men =
2 x 35 x 3 of the children
68 of the women =
618 of the men =
615 of the children
Women : Men : Children
8 : 18 : 15
Number of women = 8 u
(b)
Number of men = 18 u
(c)
Number of children = 15 u
(d)
Difference between the number of men and women
= 18 u - 8 u
= 10 u
Answer(s): (a) 8; (b) 18; (c) 15; (d) 10