Mr Tom had 442 biscuits. He sold 270 of them on Wednesday. He packed the remaining biscuits into packets of 9 each.
- How many of such packets did he get?
- How many biscuits were left over?
(a)
Number of remaining biscuits left
= 442 - 270
= 172
Number of packets that Mr Tom got
= 172 ÷ 9
= 19 r 1
(b)
Number of biscuits that were leftover = 1
Answer(s): (a) 19; (b) 1