A baker makes 75 muffins. How many boxes of 4 muffins can the baker completely fill?

1 Answer
Nov 10, 2016

You divide 75 by 4 and only look at the whole number.

Explanation:

This is called integer division, and usually denoted by \ instead of /.
#75//4=18+3//4#
So you can fill 18 boxes and have three left.

In math language:
#75"\"4=18# and #75mod4=3#