Fill in the blanks in whole numbers or fractions
Some stickers are given to 3 children.
Charlie has
38 of the stickers.
Bryan has
29 of the remaining stickers.
Adam has the rest of the stickers.
Let the total number of stickers be 8 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 = 3 u
(b)
Fraction of the stickers given to Bryan and Adam
= 1 -
38 =
58 Number of stickers that Bryan has
=
29 x 5 u
=
109 u
= 1
19 u
(c)
Fraction of the remaining stickers given to Adam
= 1 -
29=
79 Number of stickers that Adam has
=
79 x 5 u
=
359 u
= 3
89 u
(d)
Difference in the number of stickers that Adam and Bryan have
= 3
89 u - 1
19 u
= 2
79 u
Answer(s): (a) 3; (b) 1
19; (c) 3
89; (d) 2
79