Question

If you divide a five digit number by a one digit number, what is the largest possible remainder you can get?

Answer 1

hi

Answer 2

Even trickier. What were your teachers thinking? D:

Answer 3

?

Answer 4

Never mind. Might want to ask around, though. Never hurts to have a lot of people looking at this question :D

Answer 5

k

Answer 6

Did you ask mathmale? :D

Answer 7

yws

Answer 8

8 i think because the largest 1 digit number is 9 and the highest remainder you can get by dividing anything by 9 is 8

Answer 9

Actually, this question was a lot easier than it seemed

Answer 10

Yeah, that, @FaiqRaees
HAHA
But try not to give the answer out too quickly next time ^^

Answer 11

so 8 is the answer

Answer 12

Yeah but many people were confused here so I thought maybe my answer is also wrong.

Answer 13

i asked my teacher she said it was wrong

Answer 14

8 is not the asnwer

Answer 15

whattt

Answer 16

yes thats what she said

Answer 17

8.99999 maybe then

Answer 18

but it wont be a remainder..

Answer 19

If you divide a five digit number by a one digit number, what is the largest possible remainder you can get?

Answer 20

read it again

Answer 21

9998?

Answer 22

nope

Answer 23

Why not try some actual examples? Invent some division problems involving a 1-digit divisor and a 5-digit dividend. Try small divisors and then try large ones. Make a list of the remainders you obtain. What's the largest of them?

If you have something on paper to which to refer, this problem might begin to make more sense.

Answer 24

its 8 shes said, she made a mistake with the answer key

Answer 25

yeah

Answer 26

Find out through experimentation whether the identity of the largest remainder is dependent upon the divisor. In other words, could you obtain a larger remainder if the divisor were a 9 than if the divisor were a 2?

Answer 27

GUYS I AM GONNA POST ANOTHER QUESTION OK?!

Answer 28

Tsk.
Arm yourself with a better understanding of the concepts, URMOMA, and then you'll be able to stand by the accuracy of your own answer, instead of rather blindly following what is flatly told as the correct answer.

Answer 29

You can post all the questions you want, but if you establish a pattern of not wanting to invest the time necessary to understand key concepts, you're not likely to wind up with many willing helpers. Sorry if I sound harsh, but that's reality as I see it.