Fill in the blanks in units in whole numbers or fractions.
Adam has some money.
He gives
47 to Christian.
He gives
47 of the remainder to David.
He gives
12 of the rest to Bryan.
Let the total amount of money be 7 u.
- Amount that Adam gives to Christian = _____ u
- Amount that Adam gives to David = _____ u
- Amount that Adam gives to Bryan = _____ u
- Amount that Adam has left in the end = _____ u
(a)
Change fraction into units.
Amount that Adam gives to Christian = 4 u
(b)
Amount that Adam has left after giving to Christian
= 7 u - 4 u
= 3 u
Amount that Adam gives to David
=
47 x 3 u
= 1
57 u
(c)
Amount that Adam has left after giving to David
= 3 u - 1
57 u
= 1
27 u
Amount that Adam gives to Bryan
=
12 x 1
27 u
=
12 x
97 u
=
914 u
(d)
Amount that Adam has left in the end
= 1
27 u -
914 u
= 1
414 u -
914 u
=
914 u
Answer(s): (a) 4; (b) 1
57; (c)
914; (d)
914