SOLUTION: Below is the following math problem that had a different answer than mine: "What is 15/4?" My answer was 3 remainder three, but the official answer was 3 and 3/4. I am wonder

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Question 1202244: Below is the following math problem that had a different answer than mine:
"What is 15/4?"
My answer was 3 remainder three, but the official answer was 3 and 3/4. I am wondering why the denominator of 4 was listed as a part of the correct answer.
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Found 2 solutions by ikleyn, math_tutor2020:
Answer by ikleyn(52803)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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They do not ask you "divide with a remainder". They ask "what is the value?" The value is = = + = 3 + = 3. ANSWER

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Answer by math_tutor2020(3817)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!

"3 remainder 3" is a valid answer in the format "quotient remainder".

It seems your teacher wants a mixed number instead.

Here's one way to go from 15/4 to 3 & 3/4.
15/4 = (12+3)/4
15/4 = 12/4 + 3/4
15/4 = 3 + (3/4)
15/4 = 3 & 3/4

Another way is to use a calculator to find that 15/4 = 3.75
Round that result down to the nearest whole number to get the quotient 3.

Imagine you had 15 cookies and 4 friends. Each friend gets 3 whole cookies (quotient), so they eat 3*4 = 12 cookies. That leaves 15-12 = 3 left over (remainder)

Another example:
You have 21 cookies and 8 friends
21/8 = 2 remainder 5 = 2 & 5/8
Each person gets 2 whole cookies. There are 5 left over.
If those 5 are split amongst the 8 people, then each person gets an additional 5/8 of a cookie.