Question

Twenty seven pears are packed in bags of three. Five bags of pears are sold. How many pears are left

Answer 1

Answer:

$Pears\ Left = 12$

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

$Pears = 27$

$Bags\ Sold = 5$

Required

Determine the number of bags sold

First, we need to determine the number of bags for 27 pears;

Since they are packed in 3s

$Bags = 27/3$

$Bags = 9$

Hence:

9 bags were used for 27 pears;

After 5 bags were sold, we have:

$Bags\ Left = 9 - 5$

$Bags\ Left = 4$

Recall that the pears are packed in 3s

So:

$Pears\ Left = 4 * 3$

$Pears\ Left = 12$