Fill in the blanks in whole numbers or fractions
Some stickers are given to 3 children.
Bryan has
16 of the stickers.
Adam has
13 of the remaining stickers.
Charlie has the rest of the stickers.
Let the total number of stickers be 6 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 = 1 u
(b)
Fraction of the stickers given to Adam and Charlie
= 1 -
16 =
56 Number of stickers that Adam has
=
13 x 5 u
=
53 u
= 1
23 u
(c)
Fraction of the remaining stickers given to Charlie
= 1 -
13=
23 Number of stickers that Charlie has
=
23 x 5 u
=
103 u
= 3
13 u
(d)
Difference in the number of stickers that Charlie and Adam have
= 3
13 u - 1
23 u
= 1
23 u
Answer(s): (a) 1; (b) 1
23; (c) 3
13; (d) 1
23