A shopkeeper keeps his stock of curry powder in 55-kg bags. He has 5 such bags to be packed into smaller packets weighing 6 kg and 3 kg. He wants to have the same number of 6-kg packets and 3-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
= 5 x 55
= 275 kg
Mass of one set of 1 3-kg packet and 1 6-kg packet
= 3 + 6
= 9 kg
Number of sets
= 275 ÷ 9
= 30 r 5
Number of packets of curry powder
= 2 x 30
= 60
(b)
Mass of curry powder left over = 5 kg
Answer(s): (a) 60; (b) 5 kg