ingridrodas8 ingridrodas8
  • 08-02-2017
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In division,why should the remainder not be greater than the divisor

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Gianvmo
Gianvmo Gianvmo
  • 08-02-2017
because when you devide you are basically subtracting numbers not adding.
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miloglos2005
miloglos2005 miloglos2005
  • 08-02-2017
The remainder can never be equal to, or greater than the divisor. In the above example, a remainder of “8″ when dividing by 5 is illogical, because 8 is greater than 5, and includes another multiple of 5 closer to the dividend.
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