Question

A merchant travels with 269 pounds of silver goods, 167 pounds of fruit, and 51 pounds of herbs, but only has 11 camels to carry everything. How many pounds of goods does each camel have to carry and how many goods are left over?

pounds each and
pounds of goods left over

Answer 1

Answer: The number of pounds each camel have to carry=44 pounds

The pounds of goods left=3 pounds

Explanation:

The total pounds of goods the merchant have=
`269+167+51`

=487 pounds

The total number of camels the merchant have = 11

If each camel carry same weight of goods, then we divide total weight by 11, we get

487÷11=44.27

The number of pounds each camel have to carry=44 pounds

The pounds of goods left=487-44×11=487-484=3 pounds