A shopkeeper keeps his stock of chicken powder in 45-kg bags. He has 5 such bags to be packed into smaller packets weighing 7 kg and 1 kg. He wants to have the same number of 7-kg packets and 1-kg packets.
- How many packets of chicken powder does he pack altogether?
- How much chicken powder is left over?
(a)
Total mass of chicken powder
= 5 x 45
= 225 kg
Mass of one set of 1 1-kg packet and 1 7-kg packet
= 1 + 7
= 8 kg
Number of sets
= 225 ÷ 8
= 28 r 1
Number of packets of chicken powder
= 2 x 28
= 56
(b)
Mass of chicken powder left over = 1 kg
Answer(s): (a) 56; (b) 1 kg