Fill in the blanks.
At a gathering,
23 of the boys and
79 of the girls and
45 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 -
23=
13Fraction of the girls who remained
= 1 -
79 =
29Fraction of the adults who remained
= 1 -
45 =
15The number of boys, girls and adults who remained is the same.
Make the numerators the same.
LCM of 1, 2 and 1 = 2
1 x 23 x 2 of the boys =
2 x 19 x 1 of the girls =
1 x 25 x 2 of the adults
26 of the boys =
29 of the girls =
210 of the adults
Boys : Girls : Adults
6 : 9 : 10
(a)
Number of boys at first = 6 u
(b)
Number of girls at first = 9 u
(c)
Number of adults at first = 10 u
(d)
Number of people who remained
= 3 x 2 u
= 6 u
Answer(s): (a) 6; (b) 9; (c) 10; (d) 6