Fill in the blanks in whole numbers or fractions
Some stickers are given to 3 children.
Adam has
17 of the stickers.
Charlie has
15 of the remaining stickers.
Bryan has the rest of the stickers.
Let the total number of stickers be 7 u.
- Number of stickers that Adam has = _____ u
- Number of stickers that Charlie has = _____ u
- Number of stickers that Bryan has = _____ u
- Difference between the number of stickers that Bryan and Charlie have = _____ u
(a)
Change fractions into units.
Number of stickers that Adam has = 1 u
(b)
Fraction of the stickers given to Charlie and Bryan
= 1 -
17 =
67 Number of stickers that Charlie has
=
15 x 6 u
=
65 u
= 1
15 u
(c)
Fraction of the remaining stickers given to Bryan
= 1 -
15=
45 Number of stickers that Bryan has
=
45 x 6 u
=
245 u
= 4
45 u
(d)
Difference in the number of stickers that Bryan and Charlie have
= 4
45 u - 1
15 u
= 3
35 u
Answer(s): (a) 1; (b) 1
15; (c) 4
45; (d) 3
35