If 2A4B367 is divisible by 11, then find the value of (A + B).

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If 2A4B367 is divisible by 11, then find the value of (A + B).

  1. A.

    9

  2. B.

    8

  3. C.

    5

  4. D.

    10

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Correct answer: D

Apply the divisibility-by-11 rule: the difference between the sum of digits in odd positions and the sum in even positions must be a multiple of 11.

  • Number digits from left to right: positions 1 to 7 are 2, A, 4, B, 3, 6, 7.

  • Sum of digits in odd positions (1, 3, 5, 7): 2 + 4 + 3 + 7 = 16.

  • Sum of digits in even positions (2, 4, 6): A + B + 6.

  • Their difference is 16 − (A + B + 6) = 10 − (A + B). This must be a multiple of 11.

  • Since A and B are digits, A + B is between 0 and 18. The only multiple of 11 that 10 − (A + B) can equal within this range is 0, which gives A + B = 10. Values 11 or −11 would require A + B = −1 or 21, which are impossible for digits.

  • Therefore A + B = 10.

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