alleryThe amount left over after dividing whole numbers is called what?
AThe product
BThe remainder
CThe factor
DThe divisor
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. The remainder
1. Some divisions do not come out even.
2. What is left over is the remainder.
3. The divisor is the number we divide by.
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