Mr Loo had 169 kg of chilli powder. He sold 21 kg of it and packed the remaining chilli powder into packets of 3 kg each.
- How many of such packets did he get?
- How much chilli powder was left over?
(a)
Remaining amount of chilli powder left after selling
= 169 - 21
= 148 kg
Number of packets that Mr Loo got
= 148 ÷ 3
= 49 r 1
(b)
Amount of chilli powder that was left
= 1 kg
Answer(s): (a) 49; (b)1 kg