Mr Chia had 293 kg of pepper. He sold 16 kg of it and packed the remaining pepper into packets of 2 kg each.
- How many of such packets did he get?
- How much pepper was left over?
(a)
Remaining amount of pepper left after selling
= 293 - 16
= 277 kg
Number of packets that Mr Chia got
= 277 ÷ 2
= 138 r 1
(b)
Amount of pepper that was left
= 1 kg
Answer(s): (a) 138; (b)1 kg