Fill in the blanks.
Each girl has 7 stickers.
Each boy has 8 stickers.
The ratio of the number of girls to the number of boys is 1 : 2.
- 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 |
1 u |
2 u |
Number of stickers for each child |
7 |
8 |
Total number of stickers |
1 u x 7 = 7 u |
2 u x 8 u = 16 u |
(a)
Change ratio into units.
Number of girls = 1 u
(b)
Number of boys = 2 u
(c)
Total number of stickers that the girls have
= 1 u x 7
= 7 u
(d)
Total number of stickers that the boys have
= 2 u x 8
= 16 u
Answer(s): (a) 1; (b) 2; (c) 7; (d) 16