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 4 : 1.
- 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 |
1 u |
Number of stickers for each child |
3 |
2 |
Total number of stickers |
4 u x 3 = 12 u |
1 u x 2 u = 2 u |
(a)
Change ratio into units.
Number of girls = 4 u
(b)
Number of boys = 1 u
(c)
Total number of stickers that the girls have
= 4 u x 3
= 12 u
(d)
Total number of stickers that the boys have
= 1 u x 2
= 2 u
Answer(s): (a) 4; (b) 1; (c) 12; (d) 2