Question

why is 296 divided by 6 equals 48 remainder 8

Answer 1

basically, 296 divided by 6 means 296 cut up into 6 parts
it doesn't divide equally into whole numbers so we have a remainder
we actually have a remainder of 2, not 8 since we have one 6 in 8 so  it actually is
296/6=49 remainder 2