Fill in the blanks.
Alex spends
19 of his money on 2 erasers and 5 marbles.
Each marble costs twice as much as each eraser.
Let the price of 1 eraser be 1 u.
- Cost of 1 marble = _____ u
- Amount that Alex has spent = _____ u
- Amount that Alex has left = _____ u
- Amount that Alex has at first = _____ u
(a)
Change X times into units.
Cost of 1 eraser = 1 u
Cost of 1 marble = 2 x 1 u = 2 u
(b)
Amount that Alex has spent
= 2 x 1 u + 5 x 2 u
= 2 u + 10 u
= 12 u
(c)
Fraction of the money he has left
= 1 -
19 =
89 19 of his money = 12 u
89 of his money = 8 x 12 u = 96 u
Amount that Alex has left = 96 u
(d)
Amount that Alex has at first
= 12 u + 96 u
= 108 u
Answer(s): (a) 2; (b) 12; (c) 96; (d) 108