Fill in the blanks.
Each girl has 6 stickers.
Each boy has 11 stickers.
The ratio of the number of girls to the number of boys is 1 : 5.
- Difference in the number of boys and girls = _____ u
- Total number of girls and boys = _____ u
- Difference in the number of stickers that the girls and the boys have = _____ u
- Total number of stickers that the girls and boys have = _____ u
|
Girls |
Boys |
Number of children |
1 u |
5 u |
Number of stickers for each child |
6 |
11 |
Total number of stickers |
1 u x 6 = 6 u |
5 u x 11 = 55 u |
(a)
Change ratio into units.
Number of girls = 1 u
Number of boys = 5 u
Difference between the number of boys and girls
= 5 u - 1 u
= 4 u
(b)
Total number of girls and boys
= 1 u + 5 u
= 6 u
(c)
Total number of stickers that the girls have
= 1 u x 6
= 6 u
Total number of stickers that the boys have
= 5 u x 11
= 55 u
Difference in the number of stickers that the girls and the boys have
= 55 u - 6 u
= 49 u
(d)
Total number of stickers that the girls and boys
= 6 u + 55 u
= 61 u
Answer(s): (a) 4; (b) 6; (c) 49; (d) 61