Fill in the blanks.
Each boy has 4 stickers.
Each girl has 7 stickers.
The ratio of the number of boys to the number of girls is 5 : 6.
- Difference in the number of girls and boys = _____ u
- Total number of boys and girls = _____ u
- Difference in the number of stickers that the boys and the girls have = _____ u
- Total number of stickers that the boys and girls have = _____ u
|
Boys |
Girls |
Number of children |
5 u |
6 u |
Number of stickers for each child |
4 |
7 |
Total number of stickers |
5 u x 4 = 20 u |
6 u x 7 = 42 u |
(a)
Change ratio into units.
Number of boys = 5 u
Number of girls = 6 u
Difference between the number of girls and boys
= 6 u - 5 u
= 1 u
(b)
Total number of boys and girls
= 5 u + 6 u
= 11 u
(c)
Total number of stickers that the boys have
= 5 u x 4
= 20 u
Total number of stickers that the girls have
= 6 u x 7
= 42 u
Difference in the number of stickers that the boys and the girls have
= 42 u - 20 u
= 22 u
(d)
Total number of stickers that the boys and girls
= 20 u + 42 u
= 62 u
Answer(s): (a) 1; (b) 11; (c) 22; (d) 62