Fill in the blanks in whole numbers or fractions
Some stickers are given to 3 children.
Charlie has
29 of the stickers.
Bryan has
15 of the remaining stickers.
Adam has the rest of the stickers.
Let the total number of stickers be 9 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 -
29 =
79 Number of stickers that Bryan has
=
15 x 7 u
=
75 u
= 1
25 u
(c)
Fraction of the remaining stickers given to Adam
= 1 -
15=
45 Number of stickers that Adam has
=
45 x 7 u
=
285 u
= 5
35 u
(d)
Difference in the number of stickers that Adam and Bryan have
= 5
35 u - 1
25 u
= 4
15 u
Answer(s): (a) 2; (b) 1
25; (c) 5
35; (d) 4
15