If 31z5 is a multiple of 9, where z is a digit, what is the value of z? You will find that there are two answers for the last problem. Why is this so?
Solution:
We know that, according to divisibility rules, if the sum of all the digits of a number is equal to 9 or its multiples, then the number is a multiple of 9.
- If a number is a multiple of 9, then the sum of its digits will be divisible by 9.
- Sum of digits of 31z5 = 3 + 1 + z + 5 = 9 + z
- Hence, 9 + z should be a multiple of 9.
- This is possible when 9 + z is any one of these numbers 0, 9, 18, 27,... and so on.
However, since z is a single-digit number, this sum can be either 9 or 18.
Therefore, 9 + z = 9 or 9 + z = 18
If 9 + z = 9 ⇒ z = 0
If 9 + z = 18 ⇒ z = 9
There are two answers to this problem because for z to be a single digit number, the sum of the digits can either be 9 or 18.
Therefore, z can take two values, either 0 or 9.
☛ Check: NCERT Solutions for Class 8 Maths Chapter 16
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If 31z5 is a multiple of 9, where z is a digit, what is the value of z? You will find that there are two answers for the last problem. Why is this so?
Class 8 Maths NCERT Solutions Chapter 16 Exercise 16.2 Question 2
Summary:
If 31z5 is a multiple of 9, where z is a digit, the value of z should be either 0 or 9. There are two answers to this problem because for z to be a single digit number, the sum of the digits can either be 9 or 18.
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