Fill in the blanks in units in whole numbers or fractions.
Bryan has some money.
He gives
59 to Christian.
He gives
15 of the remainder to Adam.
He gives
13 of the rest to David.
Let the total amount of money be 9 u.
- Amount that Bryan gives to Christian = _____ u
- Amount that Bryan gives to Adam = _____ u
- Amount that Bryan gives to David = _____ u
- Amount that Bryan has left in the end = _____ u
(a)
Change fraction into units.
Amount that Bryan gives to Christian = 5 u
(b)
Amount that Bryan has left after giving to Christian
= 9 u - 5 u
= 4 u
Amount that Bryan gives to Adam
=
15 x 4 u
=
45 u
(c)
Amount that Bryan has left after giving to Adam
= 4 u -
45 u
= 3
15 u
Amount that Bryan gives to David
=
13 x 3
15 u
=
13 x
165 u
= 1
115 u
(d)
Amount that Bryan has left in the end
= 3
15 u - 1
115 u
= 3
315 u - 1
115 u
= 2
215 u
Answer(s): (a) 5; (b)
45; (c) 1
115; (d) 2
215