Mr Yeo had 254 kg of chicken powder. He sold 26 kg of it and packed the remaining chicken powder into boxes of 5 kg each.
- How many of such boxes did he get?
- How much chicken powder was left over?
(a)
Remaining amount of chicken powder left after selling
= 254 - 26
= 228 kg
Number of boxes that Mr Yeo got
= 228 ÷ 5
= 45 r 3
(b)
Amount of chicken powder that was left
= 3 kg
Answer(s): (a) 45; (b)3 kg