A shopkeeper keeps his stock of chicken powder in 55-kg bags. He has 4 such bags to be packed into smaller packets weighing 2 kg and 7 kg. He wants to have the same number of 2-kg packets and 7-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
= 4 x 55
= 220 kg
Mass of one set of 1 7-kg packet and 1 2-kg packet
= 7 + 2
= 9 kg
Number of sets
= 220 ÷ 9
= 24 r 4
Number of packets of chicken powder
= 2 x 24
= 48
(b)
Mass of chicken powder left over = 4 kg
Answer(s): (a) 48; (b) 4 kg