Fill in the blanks.
Alfie spends
13 of his money on 3 erasers and 5 beads.
Each bead costs thrice as much as each eraser.
Let the price of 1 eraser be 1 u.
- Cost of 1 bead = _____ u
- Amount that Alfie has spent = _____ u
- Amount that Alfie has left = _____ u
- Amount that Alfie has at first = _____ u
(a)
Change X times into units.
Cost of 1 eraser = 1 u
Cost of 1 bead = 3 x 1 u = 3 u
(b)
Amount that Alfie has spent
= 3 x 1 u + 5 x 3 u
= 3 u + 15 u
= 18 u
(c)
Fraction of the money he has left
= 1 -
13 =
23 13 of his money = 18 u
23 of his money = 2 x 18 u = 36 u
Amount that Alfie has left = 36 u
(d)
Amount that Alfie has at first
= 18 u + 36 u
= 54 u
Answer(s): (a) 3; (b) 18; (c) 36; (d) 54