Fill in the blanks.
Adrian spends
16 of his money on 3 buttons and 2 beads.
Each bead costs thrice as much as each button.
Let the price of 1 button be 1 u.
- Cost of 1 bead = _____ u
- Amount that Adrian has spent = _____ u
- Amount that Adrian has left = _____ u
- Amount that Adrian has at first = _____ u
(a)
Change X times into units.
Cost of 1 button = 1 u
Cost of 1 bead = 3 x 1 u = 3 u
(b)
Amount that Adrian has spent
= 3 x 1 u + 2 x 3 u
= 3 u + 6 u
= 9 u
(c)
Fraction of the money he has left
= 1 -
16 =
56 16 of his money = 9 u
56 of his money = 5 x 9 u = 45 u
Amount that Adrian has left = 45 u
(d)
Amount that Adrian has at first
= 9 u + 45 u
= 54 u
Answer(s): (a) 3; (b) 9; (c) 45; (d) 54