A shopkeeper keeps his stock of chilli powder in 55-kg bags. He has 4 such bags to be packed into smaller packets weighing 6 kg and 2 kg. He wants to have the same number of 6-kg packets and 2-kg packets.
- How many packets of chilli powder does he pack altogether?
- How much chilli powder is left over?
(a)
Total mass of chilli powder
= 4 x 55
= 220 kg
Mass of one set of 1 2-kg packet and 1 6-kg packet
= 2 + 6
= 8 kg
Number of sets
= 220 ÷ 8
= 27 r 4
Number of packets of chilli powder
= 2 x 27
= 54
(b)
Mass of chilli powder left over = 4 kg
Answer(s): (a) 54; (b) 4 kg