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Problem Solving (PS) | Re: A FIVE DIGIT NUMBER DIVISIBLE BY 3 IS TO BE FORMED USING THE

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rahuljaiswal wrote:

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First step:
We should determine which 5 digits from given 6, would form the 5 digit number divisible by 3.

We have six digits: 0,1,2,3,4,5. Their sum=15.

For a number to be divisible by 3 the sum of the digits must be divisible by 3. As the sum of the six given numbers is 15 (divisible by 3) only 5 digits good to form our 5 digit number would be 15-0=(1,2,3,4,5) and 15-3=(0,1,2,4,5). Meaning that no other 5 from given six will total the number divisible by 3.

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