Mr Tommy had 705 macarons. He sold 279 of them on Saturday. He packed the remaining macarons into packets of 9 each.
- How many of such packets did he get?
- How many macarons were left over?
(a)
Number of remaining macarons left
= 705 - 279
= 426
Number of packets that Mr Tommy got
= 426 ÷ 9
= 47 r 3
(b)
Number of macarons that were leftover = 3
Answer(s): (a) 47; (b) 3