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OpenStudy (meilendurcer):

Find the digit that makes _2,530 divisible by 9. A.6 B.5 C.7 D.8

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

hint : a number is divisible by 9, if its sum of digits is divisible by 9

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

can u find the sum of digits of given number ?

OpenStudy (meilendurcer):

5?

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

_2,530 sum of digits = _ + 2 + 5 + 3 = ?

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

10 + something right ?

OpenStudy (meilendurcer):

all i got was 10

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

yea thats right! so adding what to 10 makes it divisible by 9 ?

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

if you add 8 to 10, it becomes 18. is it divisible by 9 ?

OpenStudy (meilendurcer):

yes?

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

so, if you fill the gap wid 8 _2,530 the number becomes divisibly by 9.

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

does that make sense

OpenStudy (meilendurcer):

yep thanks

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

np :)

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