What is the remainder of 988/5?

Here we will explain and find the remainder of the fraction 988/5.

We like this exercise, because we think math learners will better understand fractions in general by finding the remainder of fractions such as 988/5.

The fraction 988/5 has a numerator and denominator. The numerator is 988 (above the fraction line) and the denominator is 5 (below the fraction line).

Furthermore, the numerator (988) is the part and the denominator (5) is the whole. In other words, to create a whole you need 5 parts. In this case, you have 988 parts. So the question becomes, "How many wholes can you make with 988 parts and how many leftovers will you have?"

You can make a total of 197 wholes by using 985 parts. You can't make more wholes than that, because then you would go over 988 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 988/5. Therefore the answer is 3.

Here is the math to clarify what we explained above:

5 fits fully 197 times into 988.

197 times 5 equals 985.

988 minus 985 = 3 remainder.

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