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What does it mean by the remainder is shown when using %

15th Apr 2018, 3:49 PM
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The modulo operator (% symbol) returns the remainder of a division operation of the operands, for example, when you go 5 % 2, you are asking for the remainder of 5 divided by 2, which gives you 1, and 10 % 4 gives you 2, because when you divide 10 by 4 you get 2 left behind after the division.
15th Apr 2018, 3:57 PM
Ipang
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You're welcome, glad to help : )
15th Apr 2018, 3:59 PM
Ipang
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Ok, thanks a lot!
15th Apr 2018, 3:58 PM
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