Fill in the blanks in units in whole numbers or fractions.
Christian has some money.
He gives
310 to David.
He gives
14 of the remainder to Adam.
He gives
27 of the rest to Bryan.
Let the total amount of money be 10 u.
- Amount that Christian gives to David = _____ u
- Amount that Christian gives to Adam = _____ u
- Amount that Christian gives to Bryan = _____ u
- Amount that Christian has left in the end = _____ u
(a)
Change fraction into units.
Amount that Christian gives to David = 3 u
(b)
Amount that Christian has left after giving to David
= 10 u - 3 u
= 7 u
Amount that Christian gives to Adam
=
14 x 7 u
= 1
34 u
(c)
Amount that Christian has left after giving to Adam
= 7 u - 1
34 u
= 5
14 u
Amount that Christian gives to Bryan
=
27 x 5
14 u
=
27 x
214 u
= 1
12 u
(d)
Amount that Christian has left in the end
= 5
14 u - 1
12 u
= 5
14 u - 1
24 u
= 3
34 u
Answer(s): (a) 3; (b) 1
34; (c) 1
12; (d) 3
34