Mr Yang had 290 kg of curry powder. He sold 10 kg of it and packed the remaining curry powder into packets of 3 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
= 290 - 10
= 280 kg
Number of packets that Mr Yang got
= 280 ÷ 3
= 93 r 1
(b)
Amount of curry powder that was left
= 1 kg
Answer(s): (a) 93; (b)1 kg