Mr Lau had 264 kg of pepper. He sold 23 kg of it and packed the remaining pepper into boxes of 5 kg each.
- How many of such boxes did he get?
- How much pepper was left over?
(a)
Remaining amount of pepper left after selling
= 264 - 23
= 241 kg
Number of boxes that Mr Lau got
= 241 ÷ 5
= 48 r 1
(b)
Amount of pepper that was left
= 1 kg
Answer(s): (a) 48; (b)1 kg