MCQ 511 Mark
Mark the correct alternative in the following: What least value should be given to $*$ so that the number $915*26$ is divisible by $9$?
- A$1$
- ✓$4$
- C$2$
- D$6$
Answer
View full question & answer→Correct option: B.
$4$
A number is divisible by $9$ if the sum of its digits is a multiple of $9$.
Sum of the given digits $= 9 + 1 + 5 + 2 + 6 = 23$
We know that multiple of $9$ greater than $23$ is $27.$
$\therefore$ $27 - 23 = 4$
Hence, the smallest required digit is $4.$
Sum of the given digits $= 9 + 1 + 5 + 2 + 6 = 23$
We know that multiple of $9$ greater than $23$ is $27.$
$\therefore$ $27 - 23 = 4$
Hence, the smallest required digit is $4.$