What is the remainder of 47/3?

Here we will explain and find the remainder of the fraction 47/3.

We like this exercise, because we think math learners will better understand fractions in general by finding the remainder of fractions such as 47/3.

The fraction 47/3 has a numerator and denominator. The numerator is 47 (above the fraction line) and the denominator is 3 (below the fraction line).

Furthermore, the numerator (47) is the part and the denominator (3) is the whole. In other words, to create a whole you need 3 parts. In this case, you have 47 parts. So the question becomes, "How many wholes can you make with 47 parts and how many leftovers will you have?"

You can make a total of 15 wholes by using 45 parts. You can't make more wholes than that, because then you would go over 47 parts.

The difference between the parts you used to make as many wholes as possible, and how many parts you have total, is leftover parts. Furthermore, the leftover parts are the remainder of 47/3. Therefore the answer is 2.

Here is the math to clarify what we explained above:

3 fits fully 15 times into 47.

15 times 3 equals 45.

47 minus 45 = 2 remainder.

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