Fill in the blanks.
Each girl has 8 stickers.
Each boy has 5 stickers.
The ratio of the number of girls to the number of boys is 7 : 8.
- 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 |
7 u |
8 u |
Number of stickers for each child |
8 |
5 |
Total number of stickers |
7 u x 8 = 56 u |
8 u x 5 u = 40 u |
(a)
Change ratio into units.
Number of girls = 7 u
(b)
Number of boys = 8 u
(c)
Total number of stickers that the girls have
= 7 u x 8
= 56 u
(d)
Total number of stickers that the boys have
= 8 u x 5
= 40 u
Answer(s): (a) 7; (b) 8; (c) 56; (d) 40