Question

What is the least value that must be assigned to * so that the number 197*5462 is divisible by 9?

Answer 1

Answer:

2

the number should be divisible by 9 if all the digits of the number are added to each other and the number is divisible by 9

Answer 2

Answer : 2

For a number to be divisible by 9, The sum of the digits in the number should be divisible by 9.

Example : 23661 is divisible by 9, Because 2 + 3 + 6 + 6 + 1 = 18, which is divisible by 9.

Given number is 197*5462

• Sum of the digits

1 + 9 + 7 + * + 5 + 4 + 6 + 2 = 34 + *

From 9's multiples, 36 is near to 34. Therefore, The least value that can be assigned to * is 36 - 34 = 2.

Replacing * by 2, The number will become 19725462

19725462 ÷ 9 = 2191718.

So, The given number is divisible by 9, If * value is 2.