Fill in the blanks in units in whole numbers or fractions.
David has some money.
He gives
37 to Adam.
He gives
35 of the remainder to Christian.
He gives
56 of the rest to Bryan.
Let the total amount of money be 7 u.
- Amount that David gives to Adam = _____ u
- Amount that David gives to Christian = _____ u
- Amount that David gives to Bryan = _____ 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
= 7 u - 3 u
= 4 u
Amount that David gives to Christian
=
35 x 4 u
= 2
25 u
(c)
Amount that David has left after giving to Christian
= 4 u - 2
25 u
= 1
35 u
Amount that David gives to Bryan
=
56 x 1
35 u
=
56 x
85 u
= 1
13 u
(d)
Amount that David has left in the end
= 1
35 u - 1
13 u
= 1
915 u - 1
515 u
=
415 u
Answer(s): (a) 3; (b) 2
25; (c) 1
13; (d)
415