Mr Tim had 899 cookies. He sold 241 of them on Friday. He packed the remaining cookies into packets of 9 each.
- How many of such packets did he get?
- How many cookies were left over?
(a)
Number of remaining cookies left
= 899 - 241
= 658
Number of packets that Mr Tim got
= 658 ÷ 9
= 73 r 1
(b)
Number of cookies that were leftover = 1
Answer(s): (a) 73; (b) 1