Mr Thia had 243 kg of rice flour. He sold 19 kg of it and packed the remaining rice flour into boxes of 5 kg each.
- How many of such boxes did he get?
- How much rice flour was left over?
(a)
Remaining amount of rice flour left after selling
= 243 - 19
= 224 kg
Number of boxes that Mr Thia got
= 224 ÷ 5
= 44 r 4
(b)
Amount of rice flour that was left
= 4 kg
Answer(s): (a) 44; (b)4 kg