Question

Salt weighing 3 tonnes was packed in 250g packets. How many packets were there?

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Answer

Step 1: Convert tonnes to grams

1 tonne = 1,000,000 grams

3 tonnes = 3 x 1,000,000 

= 3,000,000 grams

Step 2: Divide by the weight of each packet

Each packet = 250 grams

Number of packets = 3,000,000 ÷ 250

= 12,000 packets

Final Answer 

12,000 packets

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