Question

Which of the following is true regarding the mod operator, %? Group of answer choices It can only be performed on int values and its result is a double It can only be performed on int values and its result is an int It can only be performed on float or double values and its result is an int It can only be performed on float or double values and its result is a double It can be performed on any numeric values, and the result always is numeric

Answer 1

Answer:

It can only be performed on numeric values and its result is a numeric.

Explanation:

If a is an integer and n is a positive integer, we define a mod n to be the remainder when a is divided by n . The integer n is called the modulus and the operation is called Modulo operation. It is written as:

a mod n = a % n

The result of the above operation is always a numeric value.

The last option is correct because numeric value covers integer, float and double. The result of a modulo operation is numeric.

The last option is the generalization of the previous options.

Answer 2

Answer:

It can be performed on any numeric values, and the result is always numeric.

Explanation:

The mod operator (usually represented by %) is an arithmetic operator that is used to return the remainder when a number is divided by another number. These numbers can either be a double, an integer or a float. In other words, the mod operator will act on any numeric values and the result will be numeric.

For example;

(i) 5 % 2 = 1

i.e when 5 is divided by 2, the remainder is 1.

(ii) 5.2 % 3 = 2.2

i.e when 5.2 is divided by 3, the remainder is 2.2

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