Fill in the blanks.
Each girl has 2 stickers.
Each boy has 3 stickers.
The ratio of the number of girls to the number of boys is 3 : 8.
- 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 |
3 u |
8 u |
Number of stickers for each child |
2 |
3 |
Total number of stickers |
3 u x 2 = 6 u |
8 u x 3 = 24 u |
(a)
Change ratio into units.
Number of girls = 3 u
Number of boys = 8 u
Difference between the number of boys and girls
= 8 u - 3 u
= 5 u
(b)
Total number of girls and boys
= 3 u + 8 u
= 11 u
(c)
Total number of stickers that the girls have
= 3 u x 2
= 6 u
Total number of stickers that the boys have
= 8 u x 3
= 24 u
Difference in the number of stickers that the girls and the boys have
= 24 u - 6 u
= 18 u
(d)
Total number of stickers that the girls and boys
= 6 u + 24 u
= 30 u
Answer(s): (a) 5; (b) 11; (c) 18; (d) 30