Fill in the blanks.
Each boy has 7 stickers.
Each girl has 11 stickers.
The ratio of the number of boys to the number of girls is 8 : 7.
- Number of boys = _____ u
- Number of girls = _____ u
- Number of stickers that the boys have = _____ u
- Number of stickers that the girls have = _____ u
|
Boys |
Girls |
Number of children |
8 u |
7 u |
Number of stickers for each child |
7 |
11 |
Total number of stickers |
8 u x 7 = 56 u |
7 u x 11 u = 77 u |
(a)
Change ratio into units.
Number of boys = 8 u
(b)
Number of girls = 7 u
(c)
Total number of stickers that the boys have
= 8 u x 7
= 56 u
(d)
Total number of stickers that the girls have
= 7 u x 11
= 77 u
Answer(s): (a) 8; (b) 7; (c) 56; (d) 77