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Remainders

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Summary
The content provides an in-depth exploration of remainders in division, focusing on their significance, calculation, and application in problem-solving scenarios relevant to the GRE exam.
  • Introduction to the concept of remainders and their distinction from factors and multiples in division.
  • Explanation of mixed-numeral quotients and integer quotients, and how to convert between them.
  • Detailed guidance on finding integer quotients and remainders without a calculator, including examples and practice problems.
  • Terminology clarification around dividends, divisors, quotients, and remainers, emphasizing their roles in division.
  • Strategies for generating examples of dividends based on given divisors and remainders, and the application of the 'rebuilding the dividend' formula in solving complex problems.
Chapters
00:01
Understanding Remainders
02:20
Mixed-Numerals and Integer Quotients
03:18
Practical Application and Problem Solving
04:01
Terminology and Formulae
09:19
Rebuilding the Dividend Equation

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