Mr Heng had 385 kg of pepper. He sold 12 kg of it and packed the remaining pepper into packets of 3 kg each.
- How many of such packets did he get?
- How much pepper was left over?
(a)
Remaining amount of pepper left after selling
= 385 - 12
= 373 kg
Number of packets that Mr Heng got
= 373 ÷ 3
= 124 r 1
(b)
Amount of pepper that was left
= 1 kg
Answer(s): (a) 124; (b)1 kg