Question

What is the quotient and remainder for `52-:8`?

Answer 1

`52/8 = 6` with a remainder of 4

Explanation:

A quotient is the answer to a division operation.

`52/8 = 6` with a remainder of 4

`6xx8 = 48 and 52-48 = 4`

`52/8` can also be shown as a mixed number which shows a whole number and the remainder as a fraction of 8.

`52/8 = 6 4/8 = 6 1/2" "larr` simplest form

Answer 2

Have a look:

Explanation:

The division is a way of forming, starting from a certain fixed quantity, smaller groups all made up of the same number of elements.
In this case you have the big amount `52` and you need to know how many smaller groups you can make, each one containing `8` elements.

It is like to have drawers:
you have `52` shirts and in each drawer fits only `8` of them; how many drawers can we fill completely?
We can see that for sure we can fill `6` drawers; in fact we will use `6xx8=48` shirts.
There will be `4` shirts left! They will not be able to fill the seventh drawer so we keep them out and call them the remainder!
So basically we get:
`52:8=6`
with a remainder of `4`