Fill in the blanks.
Each girl has 6 stickers.
Each boy has 7 stickers.
The ratio of the number of girls to the number of boys is 8 : 9.
- 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 |
9 u |
Number of stickers for each child |
6 |
7 |
Total number of stickers |
8 u x 6 = 48 u |
9 u x 7 u = 63 u |
(a)
Change ratio into units.
Number of girls = 8 u
(b)
Number of boys = 9 u
(c)
Total number of stickers that the girls have
= 8 u x 6
= 48 u
(d)
Total number of stickers that the boys have
= 9 u x 7
= 63 u
Answer(s): (a) 8; (b) 9; (c) 48; (d) 63