Mr Zane had 819 scones. He sold 298 of them on Monday. He packed the remaining scones into packets of 3 each.
- How many of such packets did he get?
- How many scones were left over?
(a)
Number of remaining scones left
= 819 - 298
= 521
Number of packets that Mr Zane got
= 521 ÷ 3
= 173 r 2
(b)
Number of scones that were leftover = 2
Answer(s): (a) 173; (b) 2