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If the 10-digit number 897359y7x2 is divisible by 72, then what is the value of (3x - y), for the possible maximum value of x and y?
Asked in SSC CGL · 2019
Divisibility and Remainder · Quantitative Aptitude
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Every integer is congruent to its remainder modulo the divisor.
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Divisibility Rules has appeared in 44 previous-year exam questions, most frequently in State PSC, UPSC and SSC.
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