Mr Asher had 717 cookies. He sold 195 of them on Wednesday. He packed the remaining cookies into packets of 5 each.
- How many of such packets did he get?
- How many cookies were left over?
(a)
Number of remaining cookies left
= 717 - 195
= 522
Number of packets that Mr Asher got
= 522 ÷ 5
= 104 r 2
(b)
Number of cookies that were leftover = 2
Answer(s): (a) 104; (b) 2