Fill in the blanks.
At a gathering,
1517 of the boys and
910 of the girls and
57 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 -
1517=
217Fraction of the girls who remained
= 1 -
910 =
110Fraction of the adults who remained
= 1 -
57 =
27The number of boys, girls and adults who remained is the same.
Make the numerators the same.
LCM of 2, 1 and 2 = 2
2 x 117 x 1 of the boys =
1 x 210 x 2 of the girls =
2 x 17 x 1 of the adults
217 of the boys =
220 of the girls =
27 of the adults
Boys : Girls : Adults
17 : 20 : 7
(a)
Number of boys at first = 17 u
(b)
Number of girls at first = 20 u
(c)
Number of adults at first = 7 u
(d)
Number of people who remained
= 3 x 2 u
= 6 u
Answer(s): (a) 17; (b) 20; (c) 7; (d) 6