Mr Cole had 533 wafers. He sold 216 of them on Monday. He packed the remaining wafers into packets of 9 each.
- How many of such packets did he get?
- How many wafers were left over?
(a)
Number of remaining wafers left
= 533 - 216
= 317
Number of packets that Mr Cole got
= 317 ÷ 9
= 35 r 2
(b)
Number of wafers that were leftover = 2
Answer(s): (a) 35; (b) 2