Fill in the blanks.
Each boy has 2 stickers.
Each girl has 1 stickers.
The ratio of the number of boys to the number of girls is 8 : 9.
- 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 |
9 u |
Number of stickers for each child |
2 |
1 |
Total number of stickers |
8 u x 2 = 16 u |
9 u x 1 u = 9 u |
(a)
Change ratio into units.
Number of boys = 8 u
(b)
Number of girls = 9 u
(c)
Total number of stickers that the boys have
= 8 u x 2
= 16 u
(d)
Total number of stickers that the girls have
= 9 u x 1
= 9 u
Answer(s): (a) 8; (b) 9; (c) 16; (d) 9