2016 AMC 12A Problems/Problem 3

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Solution

\[\text{rem}\left(\frac{3}{8},-\frac{2}{5}\right)\] \[=\frac{3}{8}-\left(-\frac{2}{5}\right)\lfloor\frac{\frac{3}{8}}{-\frac{-2}{5}}\rfloor\] \[=\frac{3}{8}+\left(\frac{2}{5}\right)\lfloor -\frac{15}{16}\rfloor\] \[=\frac{3}{8}+\left(\frac{2}{5}\right)\left(-1\right)\] \[=\frac{3}{8}-\frac{2}{5}\] \[=\boxed{\textbf{(B)}-\frac{1}{40}}\]