Fill in the blanks.
Each boy has 5 stickers.
Each girl has 7 stickers.
The ratio of the number of boys to the number of girls is 1 : 1.
- 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 |
1 u |
1 u |
Number of stickers for each child |
5 |
7 |
Total number of stickers |
1 u x 5 = 5 u |
1 u x 7 u = 7 u |
(a)
Change ratio into units.
Number of boys = 1 u
(b)
Number of girls = 1 u
(c)
Total number of stickers that the boys have
= 1 u x 5
= 5 u
(d)
Total number of stickers that the girls have
= 1 u x 7
= 7 u
Answer(s): (a) 1; (b) 1; (c) 5; (d) 7