Fill in the blanks in units in whole numbers or fractions.
Christian has some money.
He gives
18 to Adam.
He gives
23 of the remainder to Bryan.
He gives
15 of the rest to David.
Let the total amount of money be 8 u.
- Amount that Christian gives to Adam = _____ u
- Amount that Christian gives to Bryan = _____ 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 Adam = 1 u
(b)
Amount that Christian has left after giving to Adam
= 8 u - 1 u
= 7 u
Amount that Christian gives to Bryan
=
23 x 7 u
= 4
23 u
(c)
Amount that Christian has left after giving to Bryan
= 7 u - 4
23 u
= 2
13 u
Amount that Christian gives to David
=
15 x 2
13 u
=
15 x
73 u
=
715 u
(d)
Amount that Christian has left in the end
= 2
13 u -
715 u
= 2
515 u -
715 u
= 1
1315 u
Answer(s): (a) 1; (b) 4
23; (c)
715; (d) 1
1315