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Remainder when 5/6?

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ryan.vineyard
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Remainder when 5/6?

by ryan.vineyard Tue Nov 17, 2009 1:39 pm

is the remainder 0 or 5?
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Re: Remainder when 5/6?

by Ben Ku Wed Nov 18, 2009 8:31 pm

The smallest number that can go into 6 is 0. So when you divide 5 by 6, the quotient is 0 remainder 5.

5/6 = 0 R5

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