Question

If 16 is divided by 5, what fraction would represent the remainder?

Answer 1

If we divide 16 by 5, we would have:

$\frac{16}{5}=\frac{15+1}{5}=\frac{15}{5}+\frac{1}{5}=3+\frac{1}{5}$

The remainder would be represented wih the fraction 1/5.

Answer: 1/5