Question

P is a positive integer. When p+3 is divided by 8, the remaider is 5. What is the remainder when P is divided by 8?

Answer 1

lets try it with \(p=10\)

Answer 2

that makes \(p+3=13\) and when you divide \(13\) by \(8\) the remainder is \(5\) as requested

Answer 3

what is the remainder when you divide \(10\) by \(8\) ?

Answer 4

2

Answer 5

bingo

Answer 6

okay thanks...

Answer 7

that was just an example to show the answer is reasonable
we could just as well have gotten the answer by asking what is \(5-3\)

Answer 8

i have another question... When a certain number is divided by 8 there is no remainder. If when the number is divided by 16 there is a remainder, the remainder must be?