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Contents
Problem
The remainder can be defined for all real numbers 
and 
with 
by ![\[\text{rem} (x ,y)=x-y\left \lfloor \frac{x}{y} \right \rfloor\]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/9/5/c/95c21b1ce04c5f3c86f558991d39aa35a13bca21.png)
where 
denotes the greatest integer less than or equal to 
. What is the value of 
?
Solution
The value, by definition, is 
Solution 2
Do note that the denominator of the answer will be a multiple of 5 and 8 (40) and that the answer will also be negative. The only answer choice that satisfies this is 
See Also
| 2016 AMC 10A (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
| Preceded by Problem 3 |
Followed by Problem 5 | |
| 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 | ||
| All AMC 10 Problems and Solutions | ||
| 2016 AMC 12A (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | |
| Preceded by Problem 2 |
Followed by Problem 4 |
| 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 | |
| All AMC 12 Problems and Solutions | |
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