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Chapter 1: Q. 1.2 (page 7)

Is 3,765 divisible by (a) 2? (b) 3? (c) 5? (d) 6? (e) 10?

Short Answer

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The number 3,765 is divisible by options (b) 3 and (c) 5.

Step by step solution

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Step 1. Given information

The given number is 3,765.

We have to check, by which number 4,962 is divisible out of the given options.

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Step 2. Checking for option (a)

The number 3,765 does not end with 0, 2, 4, 6 or 8.

Therefore, it is not divisible by 2.

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Step 3. Checking for option (b) 

The sum of the digits of 3,765 is

3+7+6+5=21

21 is divisible by 3.

Thus, 3,765 is divisible by 3.

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Step 4. Checking for option (c) 

The number 3,765 ends with 5.

Therefore, it is divisible by 5.

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Step 5. Checking for option (d) 

The number is divisible by both 3 and but not 2.

Therefore, 3,765 is not divisible by 6.

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Step 6. Checking for option (e) 

The number 3,765 does not end with 0.

Therefore, it is not divisible by 10.

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Step 7. Conclusion 

From the above steps, we can observe that the given number 3,765 is divisible by 3 and 5.

Therefore, the correct options will be (b), and (c).

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