Arithmetic · Classes 3, 4, 5, 6

Remainder Relation

Dividend equals divisor times quotient plus remainder; 0 ≤ r < |b|.

FORMULA
\(a=bq+r\)

Worked example

17 = 5 × 3 + 2

Understand this formula

Dividend equals divisor times quotient plus remainder; 0 ≤ r < |b|.

Check measurement units, mathematical domains and rounding before applying any result in an examination.

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