QUESTION

CSAT

Easy

Reasoning

Prelims 2019

Number 136 is added to 5B75B7 and the sum obtained is 7A37A3, where AA and BB are integers. It is given that 7A37A3 is exactly divisible by 3. The only possible value of BB is:

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Explanation

Condition: 7A37A3 is divisible by 33.

The sum of its digits is 7+A+3=10+A7+A+3=10+A. For divisibility by 33, 10+A10+A must be divisible by 33. Possible values of AA are 22, 55, or 88. Equation: 136+5B7=7A3136+5B7=7A3.

Try Values of AA: If A=2A=2: 7A3=7237A3=723. 723136=587723-136=587. B=8B=8 (since 587=5B7587 = 5B7).

If A=5A = 5 or 88: The subtraction gives numbers that don’t match the form 5B75B7.

The only possible value of BB is 88.

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