Fill in the blanks in decimals.
2 boys, Bryan and Adam, share some stickers.
Adam has 25% of the total.
If Adam receives extra stickers,
his number of stickers increases by 70%.
- Number of stickers that Adam has at first = _____ u
- Change in the number of stickers that Adam has = _____ u
- Number of stickers that Adam has in the end = _____ u
- Number of stickers that Bryan has in the end = _____ u
|
Bryan |
Adam |
Before |
3 u |
1 u |
Change |
|
+ 0.7 u |
After |
3 u |
1.7 u |
(a)
Change percentage into units.
25% =
25100 =
14Fraction of the stickers that Adam has at first =
14 Number of stickers that Adam has at first = 1 u
(b)
Change in the number of stickers that Adam has
= 70% x 1 u
=
70100 x 1 u
= 0.7 x 1 u
= 0.7 u
(c)
Number of stickers that Adam has in the end
= 1 u + 0.7 u
= 1.7 u
(d)
Fraction of the number of stickers that Bryan has at first
= 1 -
14 =
34 There is no change in the number of stickers that Bryan has.
Number of stickers that Bryan has in the end = 3 u
Answer(s): (a) 1; (b) 0.7; (c) 1.7; (d) 3