The remainder of the quotient of two numbers (usually integers).
Questions tagged [modulus]
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problems while using modulus (%)
class IfElse
{
public static void main (String[] args) throws java.lang.Exception
{
double x = 1784;
while (x <= 1){
if((x % 2) = 0){
x = x / 2;
}
else{
x…
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How to modulus using java?
First 300 meters is 20 fee, succeeding 200 meters is 2 fee.
I want to compute distance in meters.
input:
300
output:
20
input:
500
output:
22
input:
700
output:
24
public static void main(String [] args){
Scanner sc = new Scanner(System.in);
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Kenneth Israel
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How modulus operation works in C++?
Why do I get this output: 0 1 2 3 0 1 2 3 0 1 after running the code below? Doesn't the modulus operation finds the remainder after division of one number by another?
#include
using namespace std;
int main ()
{
for (int i=0; i< 10;…
Jack
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C# How do i reverse modulus when using a ^ sign
At the moment i have this formula:
13^2 mod 5 = 4
I want to calculate back the 2 here like:
13^X mod 5 = 4
X = ?
I found several formula's/codes to do this online but i didn't find any which do it with a ^ symbol.
Would appreciate some help
My…
Mika SD
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Why in python -11%5 evaluate to 4?
I am familiar with the usual mod result but not for negative numbers. What is the logic?
Zaid renteria
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Can anyone explain why abs(10) % 100 = 10?
I'm doing some practice tasks for school and theres one simple one to make a program that returns the last two digits of any integer over 9. I found the solution online and it uses 'abs()' which I haven't seen before. somehow it made 10 % 100 = 10…
j_yerbe
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Understanding modulus
I don't really understand how modulus division works. I was calculating 5 % 6 and wound up with 5 and I don't understand why.
I understand modulus without decimal values. E. G 16%3 = 5 r 1.
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