Fill in the blanks.
Each boy has 7 stickers.
Each girl has 12 stickers.
The ratio of the number of boys to the number of girls is 9 : 2.
- Number of boys = _____ u
- Number of girls = _____ u
- Number of stickers that the boys have = _____ u
- Number of stickers that the girls have = _____ u
|
Boys |
Girls |
Number of children |
9 u |
2 u |
Number of stickers for each child |
7 |
12 |
Total number of stickers |
9 u x 7 = 63 u |
2 u x 12 u = 24 u |
(a)
Change ratio into units.
Number of boys = 9 u
(b)
Number of girls = 2 u
(c)
Total number of stickers that the boys have
= 9 u x 7
= 63 u
(d)
Total number of stickers that the girls have
= 2 u x 12
= 24 u
Answer(s): (a) 9; (b) 2; (c) 63; (d) 24