I think about it like this, 498 minus 6 would equa...

2009-10-01T18:13:05.105-04:00

I think about it like this, 498 minus 6 would equate to one less '6', and therefore be 82, 498 minus 6 is 492
which is still too large, therefore we need to remove two 6's and then add some, to get the result.
Removing two sixes (or 12) leaves 486, now we need to add 5 to get back up to 491.

Therefore the answer is 81 (83 - 2) remainder 5.

I hope you see where I'm coming from.

Would you be able to review my Order of operations calculator, it shows a innovative way to do arithmetic.

Thanks,
Martin.

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I think about it like this, 498 minus 6 would equa...