Mr Lim had 218 kg of curry powder. He sold 27 kg of it and packed the remaining curry powder into packets of 3 kg each.
- How many of such packets did he get?
- How much curry powder was left over?
(a)
Remaining amount of curry powder left after selling
= 218 - 27
= 191 kg
Number of packets that Mr Lim got
= 191 ÷ 3
= 63 r 2
(b)
Amount of curry powder that was left
= 2 kg
Answer(s): (a) 63; (b)2 kg