Year 8 Divisibility Rules Worksheet — Level 2 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the Year 8 factors, multiples & primes worksheet.
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Use the divisibility rules. For 3 and 9 add the digits; for 4 and 8 look at the last two or three digits.
Answer: True
The last digit is 0, which is even.
Answer: False
The digit sum is 17, which is not divisible by 3.
Answer: False
The digit sum is 22, which is not divisible by 9.
- A6,455
- B7,054
- C5,498
- D1,887
Answer: 1,887
The digit sum is 24, which is divisible by 3.
Answer: False
The digit sum is 23, which is not divisible by 9.
Answer: True
The digit sum is 27, which is divisible by 9.
Answer: True
The digit sum is 24, which is divisible by 3.
- A3,727
- B9,376
- C9,825
- D9,842
Answer: 9,825
The digit sum is 24, which is divisible by 3.
Answer: True
The digit sum is 21, which is divisible by 3.
Answer: False
The digit sum is 21, which is not divisible by 9.
Answer: True
The last digit is 0; it is 0.
- A7,852
- B1,601
- C7,219
- D6,360
Answer: 6,360
It must divide by 2 and by 3: the last digit is 0 (even) and the digit sum is 15 (a multiple of 3).
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