Fill in the blanks in whole numbers or fractions.
Some stickers are given to 4 children.
David has
58 of the stickers.
Adam has
12 of the remaining stickers.
Bryan has
19 of the rest of the stickers.
Christian has the rest.
Let the number of stickers that David has be 5 u.
- Number of stickers that Adam has = _____ u
- Number of stickers that Bryan has = _____ u
- Number of stickers that Christian has = _____ u
(a)
Change fraction into units.
Number of stickers that David has = 5 u
Fraction of the stickers given to Adam, Christian and Bryan
= 1 -
58 =
38 Number of remaining stickers = 3 u
Number of stickers that Adam has
=
12 x 3 u
=
32 u
= 1
12 u
(b)
Fraction of the remaining stickers given to Bryan and Christian
= 1 -
12=
12 Number of stickers that Bryan has
=
12 x
19 x 3 u
=
16 u
(c)
Fraction of the rest of the stickers given to Christian
= 1 -
19=
89Number of stickers that Christian has
=
12 x
89 x 3 u
= 1
13 u
Answer(s): (a) 1
12; (b)
16; (c) 1
13