Question

1219 kg of Swiss cheese is packaged in 3 kg bags. Will there be any cheese left over? How do you know?​

Answer 1

1219 kg of Swiss cheese can be packaged in 406 bags exactly, so there will be no cheese left over.

Step-by-step explanation:

To determine if there will be any cheese left over, we need to divide the total amount of Swiss cheese by the amount used in each bag. The equation is as follows:

Total Swiss cheese = 1219 kg

Amount of Swiss cheese used per bag = 3 kg

Number of bags = Total Swiss cheese ÷ Amount used per bag

Number of bags = 1219 kg ÷ 3 kg

Number of bags ≈ 406.33 bags

Since we cannot have a fraction of a bag, we can conclude that there will be no cheese left over because 1219 kg of Swiss cheese can be packaged in 406 bags exactly.

Answer 2

1 cheese is left over.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given that,

1219 kg of Swiss cheese is packaged in 3 kg bags.

i.e. 3 kg bags = 1219 kg of Swiss cheese

Implies, 1 kg bag =
`(1219)/(3)` kg of swiss cheese

If we divide 1219 by 3, we get
`46(1)/(3)`. Here, 46 is the quotient and 1 is the remainder.

It means 1 cheese is left over.