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What is the remainder when -100 is divided by -30?
A. -10
B. 0
C. 10
D. 15
E. 20


The main point here is that the remainder is always POSITIVE
So don't get trapped in -100=-30*3-10 and take -10 as remainder.
The remainder will be -100=-120+20=-30*4+20...
20..
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Whenever we cancel out common terms before dividing to find reminder, always remember to multiply that common factor to get the actual remainder.
Please see this.
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when we divide -100/-30, we got -10 and the reminder can not be negative so we add 30 to correct it the solution will be 20
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