Fill in the blanks.
Each girl has 4 stickers.
Each boy has 1 stickers.
The ratio of the number of girls to the number of boys is 7 : 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 |
7 u |
9 u |
Number of stickers for each child |
4 |
1 |
Total number of stickers |
7 u x 4 = 28 u |
9 u x 1 u = 9 u |
(a)
Change ratio into units.
Number of girls = 7 u
(b)
Number of boys = 9 u
(c)
Total number of stickers that the girls have
= 7 u x 4
= 28 u
(d)
Total number of stickers that the boys have
= 9 u x 1
= 9 u
Answer(s): (a) 7; (b) 9; (c) 28; (d) 9