swapna wrote:thanks...but am still nt gettin it....can u further elaborate?
Sure
The remainder has to be smaller than the divisor. The remainder is the non integer part of the answer. So in the number 64.12. The remainder is the .12
to find what the actual remainder could be, you would need to first make the .12 into a fraction. To make it into a fraction you would would simply put the number over 100 or 12/100. You reduce this and you get 3/25. Since this is the fraction we know that the lowest the remainder could be is 3. However, since we don't know the value of the divisor there is no upper limit on the remainder. Therefore, all we know is that the remainder will be a multiple of 3. The remainder could be 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, etc. Without knowledge of the divisor, all we know is that the remainder is a multiple of 3. When you see a question like this, approach it like I outlined and you will be fine.
