Question

9.A bucket contains 25 kg of jelly beans.Cups containing 1.8 kg of jelly beans are measured out from the bucket.

a) How many full cups will be measured out?
b)What mass of jelly beans remain in the bucket ​

Answer 1

a) 13 cups

b) 1 .6kg

Explanation:

a) 25 / 1.8 = 13.89

13 cups

to check the answer:

13 cups x 1.8kg per cup = 23.4kg in total

we can use 23.4 to figure out b

b) 25 kg - 23.4kg = 1.6kg

1.6kg