diff --git a/collects/lang/private/beginner-funs.ss b/collects/lang/private/beginner-funs.ss
index 83562ce7e0..6db345a023 100644
--- a/collects/lang/private/beginner-funs.ss
+++ b/collects/lang/private/beginner-funs.ss
@@ -32,18 +32,18 @@
       ((beginner-* *) (num num num ... -> num)
        "to compute the product of all of the input numbers")
       ((beginner-/ /) (num num num ... -> num)
-       "to divide the first by the second (and all following) number(s);"
+       "to divide the first by the second (and all following) number(s); try (/ 3 4) and (/ 3 2 2)"
        " only the first number can be zero.")
       (max (real real ... -> real)
 	"to determine the largest number")
       (min (real real ... -> real)
 	"to determine the smallest number")       
       (quotient (int int -> int)
-	"to compute the quotient of two integers")
+	"to divide the first integer into the second; try (quotient 3 4) and (quotient 4 3)")
       (remainder (int int -> int)
-	"to compute the remainder of dividing the first by the second integer")
+	"to determine the remainder of dividing the first by the second integer")
       (modulo (int int -> int)
-	"to compute first number modulo second number")    
+	"to find the remainder of the division of the first number by the second; try (modulo 4 3) (modulo 4 -3)") 
       (sqr (num -> num)
 	"to compute the square of a number")
       (sqrt (num -> num)