How do I get a whole number when I divide?

Q: How do I get a whole number when I divide?

7 / 2 is 3.5. Use floor(7 / 2) to round down to 3, or round(x) for the nearest whole number. 7 % 2 gives the remainder, 1. It's handy for checking even numbers: n % 2 == 0.

7 / 2 is 3.5. Use floor(7 / 2) to round down to 3, or round(x) for the nearest whole number.

7 % 2 gives the remainder, 1. It's handy for checking even numbers: n % 2 == 0.

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Create sweets = 7
Tell "Each friend gets " + floor(sweets / 2)
Tell "Left over: " + sweets % 2
End

It showsEach friend gets 3Left over: 1

1import math2
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4def remainder_of(a, b):5    # Like % in B4Coder: the remainder has the sign of a, so -7 % 3 is -1 (Python's % gives 2).6    r = abs(a) % abs(b)7    return -r if a < 0 else r8
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10sweets = 711print("Each friend gets " + str(math.floor(sweets / 2)))12print("Left over: " + str(remainder_of(sweets, 2)))

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