Discribe  how to get a mixed number answer to 23 divided by 5 from the whole-number-with-remainder answer. Explain why your method makes sense by interpriting it in terms of a simple word problem

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Chapter1: Whole Numbers
Section1.5: Divide Whole Numbers
Problem 450E: Oswaldo divided 300 by 8 and said his answer was 37 with a remainder of 4. How can you check to make...
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Discribe  how to get a mixed number answer to 23 divided by 5 from the whole-number-with-remainder answer. Explain why your method makes sense by interpriting it in terms of a simple word problem.

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