Fill in the blanks.
At a gathering,
79 of the boys and
59 of the girls and
59 of the adults left after 1 hour.
The number of boys, girls, and adults who remained were the same.
- Number of boys at first = _____ u
- Number of girls at first = _____ u
- Number of adults at first = _____ u
- Number of people who remained = _____ u
(a)
Change fraction into units.
Fraction of the boys who remained
= 1 -
79=
29Fraction of the girls who remained
= 1 -
59 =
49Fraction of the adults who remained
= 1 -
59 =
49The number of boys, girls and adults who remained is the same.
Make the numerators the same.
LCM of 2, 4 and 4 = 4
2 x 29 x 2 of the boys =
4 x 19 x 1 of the girls =
4 x 19 x 1 of the adults
418 of the boys =
49 of the girls =
49 of the adults
Boys : Girls : Adults
18 : 9 : 9
(a)
Number of boys at first = 18 u
(b)
Number of girls at first = 9 u
(c)
Number of adults at first = 9 u
(d)
Number of people who remained
= 3 x 4 u
= 12 u
Answer(s): (a) 18; (b) 9; (c) 9; (d) 12