Fill in the blanks.
Each girl has 5 stickers.
Each boy has 3 stickers.
The ratio of the number of girls to the number of boys is 8 : 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 |
8 u |
3 u |
Number of stickers for each child |
5 |
3 |
Total number of stickers |
8 u x 5 = 40 u |
3 u x 3 u = 9 u |
(a)
Change ratio into units.
Number of girls = 8 u
(b)
Number of boys = 3 u
(c)
Total number of stickers that the girls have
= 8 u x 5
= 40 u
(d)
Total number of stickers that the boys have
= 3 u x 3
= 9 u
Answer(s): (a) 8; (b) 3; (c) 40; (d) 9