A shopkeeper keeps his stock of chicken powder in 30-kg bags. He has 2 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
= 2 x 30
= 60 kg
Mass of one set of 1 1-kg packet and 1 7-kg packet
= 1 + 7
= 8 kg
Number of sets
= 60 ÷ 8
= 7 r 4
Number of packets of chicken powder
= 2 x 7
= 14
(b)
Mass of chicken powder left over = 4 kg
Answer(s): (a) 14; (b) 4 kg