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If the 8-digit number 789x531y is divisible by 72, then the value of (5x - 3y) is:

Asked in SSC CGL · 2019
Divisibility and Remainder · Quantitative Aptitude
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An even number is divisible by two because its last digit is even.

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12UPSC Questions Asked in These Years:2010, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2026
10SSC Questions Asked in These Years:2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
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14State PSC Questions Asked in These Years:2002, 2004, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
Divisibility Rules has appeared in 44 previous-year exam questions, most frequently in State PSC, UPSC and SSC.
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