Division and Remainders
Sometimes when dividing there is something left over. It is called the remainder.
Example 1:
There are 9 candies to share with two children.
9 cannot be divided exactly into 2 groups, each child gets 4 candies, and there is 1 left over.
«9 divided by 2 equals 4 with a remainder of 1«
As a Fraction
It is also possible to cut the remaining candy in half, so each child gets 4 ½ candies:
9 : 2 = 4 R 1 = 4 ½
«9 divided by 2 equals 4 remainder 1 equals 4 and a half«
Example 2:
23 : 4 = 5 R 3 = 5 3/4 and 23 = 4 ⋅ 5 + 3
29 : 3 = 9 R 2 = 9 2/3 and 29 = 3 ⋅ 9 + 2
