Fill in the blanks.
Each girl has 7 stickers.
Each boy has 9 stickers.
The ratio of the number of girls to the number of boys is 4 : 5.
- 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 |
5 u |
Number of stickers for each child |
7 |
9 |
Total number of stickers |
4 u x 7 = 28 u |
5 u x 9 u = 45 u |
(a)
Change ratio into units.
Number of girls = 4 u
(b)
Number of boys = 5 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
= 5 u x 9
= 45 u
Answer(s): (a) 4; (b) 5; (c) 28; (d) 45