Mr Gan had 246 kg of curry powder. He sold 29 kg of it and packed the remaining curry powder into packets of 5 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
= 246 - 29
= 217 kg
Number of packets that Mr Gan got
= 217 ÷ 5
= 43 r 2
(b)
Amount of curry powder that was left
= 2 kg
Answer(s): (a) 43; (b)2 kg