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Remainder

Grades 3–5

Definition

The remainder is the amount left over when a number cannot be divided evenly. It is always less than the divisor.

If you share 13 cookies among 4 friends, each gets 3 cookies and there is 1 cookie left over. That leftover cookie is the remainder.

Examples

  • 13 / 4 = 3 remainder 1, because 4 x 3 = 12 and 13 - 12 = 1.
  • 17 / 5 = 3 remainder 2.
  • 10 / 3 = 3 remainder 1.

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