Mr Bryan had 479 macarons. He sold 180 of them on Wednesday. He packed the remaining macarons into packets of 8 each.
- How many of such packets did he get?
- How many macarons were left over?
(a)
Number of remaining macarons left
= 479 - 180
= 299
Number of packets that Mr Bryan got
= 299 ÷ 8
= 37 r 3
(b)
Number of macarons that were leftover = 3
Answer(s): (a) 37; (b) 3