Fill in the blanks.
Each girl has 3 stickers.
Each boy has 2 stickers.
The ratio of the number of girls to the number of boys is 9 : 10.
- 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 |
9 u |
10 u |
Number of stickers for each child |
3 |
2 |
Total number of stickers |
9 u x 3 = 27 u |
10 u x 2 u = 20 u |
(a)
Change ratio into units.
Number of girls = 9 u
(b)
Number of boys = 10 u
(c)
Total number of stickers that the girls have
= 9 u x 3
= 27 u
(d)
Total number of stickers that the boys have
= 10 u x 2
= 20 u
Answer(s): (a) 9; (b) 10; (c) 27; (d) 20