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C# C# Basics (Retired) Perform Order of Operations

Posted by candice liu
candice liu
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how to do 8%5?

what is the role do do this

4 Answers

Kourosh Raeen
Kourosh Raeen
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Kourosh Raeen
Kourosh Raeen
23,732 Points

8%5 is the remainder from the division of 8 by 5.

jason chan
jason chan
31,008 Points
jason chan
jason chan
31,008 Points

modulo is used for finding the number is odd or even. Or to do that funny fizzbizz question.

robbiebaker
robbiebaker
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robbiebaker
robbiebaker
1,431 Points

If you do 8%5(8 mod 5) it should be 3 since that is the final amount left over after 8/5.

Anjali Pasupathy
Anjali Pasupathy
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Anjali Pasupathy
Anjali Pasupathy
28,883 Points

8%5 is the same as 8-(5*floor(8.0/5.0))