A fruit seller started the day with 650 mangosteens. He sold
310 of the mangosteens and gave
17 of the remainder away. He placed the rest into containers of 39. How many containers would he need?
| Sold |
Remainder |
Total |
| 3 u |
7 u |
10 u |
| |
Gave away |
Rest |
|
| 3 u |
1 u |
6 u |
10 u |
Total number of mangosteens = 10 u
10 u = 650
1 u = 650 ÷ 10 = 65
Number of mangosteens that were left
= 6 u
= 6 x 65
= 390
Number of containers that the fruit seller would need
= 390 ÷ 39
= 10
Answer(s): 10
