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Genisis

Mon Oct 17, 2005 9:03 am


what does this do?

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[/code]put "8 div 3 equals", 8 div 3[code]

i think it divids but that would have an output of 2 but then that wouldnt be right[/code]


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Tony

Mon Oct 17, 2005 9:34 am



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sure it's right. How many times does 3 divide into 8? Twice. There's also a remainder of 2. That's what mod gives you.

put 8 mod 3 % = 2


If you want decimal places, use 8 / 3 instead, but be warned that it will return a real type, not int