Fill in the blanks in units in whole numbers or fractions.
Christian has some money.
He gives
47 to Bryan.
He gives
29 of the remainder to Adam.
He gives
16 of the rest to David.
Let the total amount of money be 7 u.
- Amount that Christian gives to Bryan = _____ u
- Amount that Christian gives to Adam = _____ u
- Amount that Christian gives to David = _____ u
- Amount that Christian has left in the end = _____ u
(a)
Change fraction into units.
Amount that Christian gives to Bryan = 4 u
(b)
Amount that Christian has left after giving to Bryan
= 7 u - 4 u
= 3 u
Amount that Christian gives to Adam
=
29 x 3 u
=
23 u
(c)
Amount that Christian has left after giving to Adam
= 3 u -
23 u
= 2
13 u
Amount that Christian gives to David
=
16 x 2
13 u
=
16 x
73 u
=
718 u
(d)
Amount that Christian has left in the end
= 2
13 u -
718 u
= 2
618 u -
718 u
= 1
1718 u
Answer(s): (a) 4; (b)
23; (c)
718; (d) 1
1718