I don't understand the modulo operation. Is the "%" taking a percent or is it just a symbol to indicate modulo?

Answer 1

yes
5%2=1 -> 2*2=4 rem=1
4%2=0 -> 2*2=4 rem=0
7%5=2 -> 5*1=5 rem=2

Answer 2

It represents the remainder divided by x?

Answer 3

% is the modulo/modulus operator, which returns the remainder of the division that happens. Think:

5 % 3

as:

remainder of 5 / 3

which will lead you to 2. For floor division (// operator), the same applies, but instead of the remainder, you take the whole number part. So 5 // 3 would be 1.

Answer 4

To complement answers, it's very useful for simple and complex things :)
For example:
If n % 2 == 0, so n is an even number.
Or also if you generate a fast random integer number between 1 and n (including), with (randNumber % n) + 1