Return a number between 0 and 4

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Published on 2010-04-27T23:59:17Z Indexed on 2010/04/28 0:03 UTC
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How do I return a number between 0 and 4, depending the input number?

For example if I pass it number 23 it will return 3. The number set should look like

0 5 10 15 20 ..

1 6 11 16 21 ..

2 7 12 17 22 ..

3 8 13 18 23 ..

4 9 14 19 24

What's the math for this?

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