A shopkeeper keeps his stock of curry powder in 35-kg bags. He has 2 such bags to be packed into smaller packets weighing 2 kg and 4 kg. He wants to have the same number of 2-kg packets and 4-kg packets.
- How many packets of curry powder does he pack altogether?
- How much curry powder is left over?
(a)
Total mass of curry powder
= 2 x 35
= 70 kg
Mass of one set of 1 4-kg packet and 1 2-kg packet
= 4 + 2
= 6 kg
Number of sets
= 70 ÷ 6
= 11 r 4
Number of packets of curry powder
= 2 x 11
= 22
(b)
Mass of curry powder left over = 4 kg
Answer(s): (a) 22; (b) 4 kg