Fill in the blanks in whole numbers or fractions
Some stickers are given to 3 children.
Bryan has
59 of the stickers.
Adam has
27 of the remaining stickers.
Charlie has the rest of the stickers.
Let the total number of stickers be 9 u.
- Number of stickers that Bryan has = _____ u
- Number of stickers that Adam has = _____ u
- Number of stickers that Charlie has = _____ u
- Difference between the number of stickers that Charlie and Adam have = _____ u
(a)
Change fractions into units.
Number of stickers that Bryan has = 5 u
(b)
Fraction of the stickers given to Adam and Charlie
= 1 -
59 =
49 Number of stickers that Adam has
=
27 x 4 u
=
87 u
= 1
17 u
(c)
Fraction of the remaining stickers given to Charlie
= 1 -
27=
57 Number of stickers that Charlie has
=
57 x 4 u
=
207 u
= 2
67 u
(d)
Difference in the number of stickers that Charlie and Adam have
= 2
67 u - 1
17 u
= 1
57 u
Answer(s): (a) 5; (b) 1
17; (c) 2
67; (d) 1
57