If (a=18q+20), what is the correct remainder when (a) is divided by (18)?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: (2)
Step 1: (20) cannot be the remainder because it is greater than (18). Step 2: (20=18+2), so (18q+20=18(q+1)+2). Step 3: The correct remainder always lies from (0) to one less than the divisor.
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What is the correct answer to this question?
(2)
Why is this the correct answer?
Step 1: (20) cannot be the remainder because it is greater than (18). Step 2: (20=18+2), so (18q+20=18(q+1)+2). Step 3: The correct remainder always lies from (0) to one less than the divisor.
Which subject and chapter does this question cover?
This is a Class 10 Mathematics question. Chapter: Real Numbers. Topic: Euclid’s Division Lemma.