Fill in the blanks in whole numbers or fractions
Some stickers are given to 3 children.
Charlie has
27 of the stickers.
Bryan has
13 of the remaining stickers.
Adam has the rest of the stickers.
Let the total number of stickers be 7 u.
- Number of stickers that Charlie has = _____ u
- Number of stickers that Bryan has = _____ u
- Number of stickers that Adam has = _____ u
- Difference between the number of stickers that Adam and Bryan have = _____ u
(a)
Change fractions into units.
Number of stickers that Charlie has = 2 u
(b)
Fraction of the stickers given to Bryan and Adam
= 1 -
27 =
57 Number of stickers that Bryan has
=
13 x 5 u
=
53 u
= 1
23 u
(c)
Fraction of the remaining stickers given to Adam
= 1 -
13=
23 Number of stickers that Adam has
=
23 x 5 u
=
103 u
= 3
13 u
(d)
Difference in the number of stickers that Adam and Bryan have
= 3
13 u - 1
23 u
= 1
23 u
Answer(s): (a) 2; (b) 1
23; (c) 3
13; (d) 1
23