Mr Tay had 219 kg of chilli powder. He sold 26 kg of it and packed the remaining chilli powder into boxes of 4 kg each.
- How many of such boxes did he get?
- How much chilli powder was left over?
(a)
Remaining amount of chilli powder left after selling
= 219 - 26
= 193 kg
Number of boxes that Mr Tay got
= 193 ÷ 4
= 48 r 1
(b)
Amount of chilli powder that was left
= 1 kg
Answer(s): (a) 48; (b)1 kg