SOLUTION: .A shopkeeper bought 11/12 kg of anchovies. He packed them into packets containing 2/15kg of anchovies. a) How many packets of anchovies did he get? b) Find the mass of the ancho

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Question 1163337: .A shopkeeper bought 11/12 kg of anchovies. He packed them into packets containing 2/15kg of anchovies.
a) How many packets of anchovies did he get?
b) Find the mass of the anchovies he had left.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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%2811%2F12%29%2F%282%2F15%29packets

%2811%2F12%29%2815%2F2%29
%2811%2A3%2A5%29%2F%282%2A2%2A3%2A2%29
%2811%2A5%29%2F%288%29
55%2F8
6%267%2F8------------------- 6 whole packets