What is the remainder of 55/3?

Here we will explain and find the remainder of the fraction 55/3.

We like this exercise, because we think math learners will better understand fractions in general by finding the remainder of fractions such as 55/3.

The fraction 55/3 has a numerator and denominator. The numerator is 55 (above the fraction line) and the denominator is 3 (below the fraction line).

Furthermore, the numerator (55) 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 55 parts. So the question becomes, "How many wholes can you make with 55 parts and how many leftovers will you have?"

You can make a total of 18 wholes by using 54 parts. You can't make more wholes than that, because then you would go over 55 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 55/3. Therefore the answer is 1.

Here is the math to clarify what we explained above:

3 fits fully 18 times into 55.

18 times 3 equals 54.

55 minus 54 = 1 remainder.

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