Divisibility test

Algebra Level 1

Take any positive two digit number. Reverse its digits to obtain a new number. If you add the new number and the original number, their sum will always be divisible by

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13 solutions

Prasun Biswas
Feb 26, 2014

Let a a and b b be the digits in ten's and one's place respectively of the original positive number.

Now, we can express the original number as 10 a + b 10a+b .

When the digits are reversed, the digits in ten's place and one's place become b b and a a respectively.

Then, the new number can be expressed as 10 b + a 10b+a .

Sum of the two numbers = 10 a + b + 10 b + a = 11 a + 11 b = 11 ( a + b ) =10a+b+10b+a =11a+11b = \boxed{11(a+b)} [where a , b a,b are (+ve) nos.]

Since the sum is a multiple of 11 11 , so the sum will always be divisible by 11 \boxed{11} .

agree..

Pallavi Chakraborty - 7 years, 3 months ago

Great explanation!

Ahmad Naufal Hakim - 7 years, 2 months ago

yes

Maheswara Murthy - 7 years, 2 months ago

OF COURSE!!!

Shobhit Sharma - 7 years, 2 months ago

agree

Salman Sani - 7 years, 2 months ago

right

Shaheen Jack - 7 years, 2 months ago

always reversing the digits wil be divided by 11

Sarath Ceh - 7 years, 2 months ago

i also agree..............

Neelam Sangwan - 7 years, 2 months ago
Vaibhav Agarwal
Feb 25, 2014

Let the number be 10x+y, on reversing it becomes 10y+x. Adding both, you get 11(x+y)

Thus it is divisible by 11

Let x x be the tens digit and y y be the units digit of the original number respectively .Then the original number is 10 x + y 10x+y because all 2 digit numbers can be written this way Example: 23 = 10 ( 2 ) + 3 , 57 = 10 ( 5 ) + 7 e t c 23=10(2)+3,57=10(5)+7\; etc Anyways,if we reverse the digits of the number the new number is 10 y + x 10y+x .Let`s add them together: ( 10 x + y ) + ( 10 y + x ) (10x+y)+(10y+x) 10 x + x + 10 y + y 10x+x+10y+y 11 x + 11 y 11x+11y Observe that 11 x + 11 y = 11 ( x + y ) = 11 × s o m e n u m b e r 11x+11y=11(x+y)=11\times\;some\;number So the sum will always be divisible by 11 \boxed{11}

Sophia Bograd
Jun 1, 2014

The number will always be divisible by 11 because the digits will all be the same. That is because you are adding the same digits in the ones and tens place.

Krishna Garg
Apr 26, 2014

Two digit no will have 10multiplied by x and unit number will be y say. reverse number ill be 10 Y +X when we add up sum will be 11(X+Y) so it will be divisible by 11 Ans.

K.K.GARG,India

Patrick Feltes
Mar 28, 2014

If you reverse and add the two numbers, both digits of the sum are the same number. All two digit numbers that are like this are divisible by 11. i.e. 11, 22, 33, 44, 55, ...

Azmain Yousuf
Mar 20, 2014

Let a number be 12 and inverse one be 21.Adding them we get 33, which is divisible by 11. (SOLVED)

Maheswara Murthy
Mar 16, 2014

take two positive integer it will become two digit number if any two digit number is reversed and added to the original it will divisible by 11 as given by Prasun Biswas

agree.

Jemar Gay - 7 years, 2 months ago
Adrian Delgado
Mar 7, 2014

a b \overline{ab} is a two-digit number.

We can replace him with 10 a + b 10a + b .

So , b a = 10 b + a \overline{ba} = 10b + a

Adding: ( 10 a + b ) + ( 10 b + a ) = 11 ( a + b ) (10a + b) + (10b + a) = 11 (a + b)

So, the sum is always divisible by 11 11 .

Daniel Lim
Mar 6, 2014

It is ( 10 a + b ) + ( 10 b + a ) = 11 a + 11 b (10a+b)+(10b+a) = 11a+11b

= 11 ( a + b ) =11(a+b)

For example, we take 72.

Reverse its digits and we get 27.

The sum of both numbers is 99, which existed in multiplication of 11. Thus, it will be always can be divided by 11.

Hassan Riaz
Feb 27, 2014

Digit at 10th number will become digit at oneth number : add both we get 11 times the number so it is always divisible by 11

that is it

Hassan Riaz - 7 years, 3 months ago

For example take any number like 34 reverse it we get 43.If we add both we will get 77.It will be divided by11

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