Fill in the blanks in units in whole numbers or fractions.
David has some money.
He gives
310 to Adam.
He gives
12 of the remainder to Bryan.
He gives
49 of the rest to Christian.
Let the total amount of money be 10 u.
- Amount that David gives to Adam = _____ u
- Amount that David gives to Bryan = _____ u
- Amount that David gives to Christian = _____ u
- Amount that David has left in the end = _____ u
(a)
Change fraction into units.
Amount that David gives to Adam = 3 u
(b)
Amount that David has left after giving to Adam
= 10 u - 3 u
= 7 u
Amount that David gives to Bryan
=
12 x 7 u
= 3
12 u
(c)
Amount that David has left after giving to Bryan
= 7 u - 3
12 u
= 3
12 u
Amount that David gives to Christian
=
49 x 3
12 u
=
49 x
72 u
= 1
59 u
(d)
Amount that David has left in the end
= 3
12 u - 1
59 u
= 3
918 u - 1
1018 u
= 1
1718 u
Answer(s): (a) 3; (b) 3
12; (c) 1
59; (d) 1
1718