Mr Chong had 159 kg of chicken powder. He sold 21 kg of it and packed the remaining chicken powder into bags of 5 kg each.
- How many of such bags did he get?
- How much chicken powder was left over?
(a)
Remaining amount of chicken powder left after selling
= 159 - 21
= 138 kg
Number of bags that Mr Chong got
= 138 ÷ 5
= 27 r 3
(b)
Amount of chicken powder that was left
= 3 kg
Answer(s): (a) 27; (b)3 kg