Fill in the blanks.
Each girl has 7 stickers.
Each boy has 5 stickers.
The ratio of the number of girls to the number of boys is 4 : 3.
- Number of girls = _____ u
- Number of boys = _____ u
- Number of stickers that the girls have = _____ u
- Number of stickers that the boys have = _____ u
|
Girls |
Boys |
Number of children |
4 u |
3 u |
Number of stickers for each child |
7 |
5 |
Total number of stickers |
4 u x 7 = 28 u |
3 u x 5 u = 15 u |
(a)
Change ratio into units.
Number of girls = 4 u
(b)
Number of boys = 3 u
(c)
Total number of stickers that the girls have
= 4 u x 7
= 28 u
(d)
Total number of stickers that the boys have
= 3 u x 5
= 15 u
Answer(s): (a) 4; (b) 3; (c) 28; (d) 15