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Is a three-digit number xyz divisible by 7?

(1) |2*z - 10x - y| is divisible by 7
(2) (z + 3y + 2x) is divisible by 7


(1) |2*z - 10x - y| is divisible by 7
Read the GMAT CLUB MATH BOOK will help you answer the question quickly. Part: Divisibility Rules for 7
Take the last digit, double it, and subtract it from the rest of the number, if the answer is divisible by 7
(including 0), then the number is divisible by 7
--> (1) is sufficient

(2) (z + 3y + 2x) is divisible by 7
It is one of divisibility rules for 7

To know if a number is a multiple of seven or not, we can use also 3 coefficients (1 , 2 , 3). We multiply the first number starting from the ones place by 1,
then the second from the right by 3, the third by 2, the fourth by -1, the fifth by -3, the sixth by -2, and the seventh by 1, and so forth.

Example: 348967129356876.

6 + 21 + 16 - 6 - 15 - 6 + 9 + 6 + 2 - 7 - 18 - 18 + 8 + 12 + 6 = 16
means the number is not multiple of seven.

If the number was 348967129356874, then the number is a multiple of seven because instead of 16, we would find 14 as a result, which is a multiple of 7


--> (2) is sufficient

LINK:
gmat-math-book-in-downloadable-pdf-format-130609.html#p1073182
https://mathforum.org/k12/mathtips/division.tips.html
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Is a three-digit number xyz divisible by 7?

(1) |2*z - 10x - y| is divisible by 7
(2) (z + 3y + 2x) is divisible by 7



My Approach:

Since xyz is 3 digit number,lets select some nos and see what the expression ins St1 and St2 give us

Consider, xyz=105,112,126 (All Multiples of 7)
and 108,117,131
xyz=105
St1 |2*5-10*1-0|=0-----> is divisble by 7

xyz=119
St 1 |2*9-10*1-1|=|7|-----> Divisble by 7

Consider x=108
St 1|2*8-10*1-0| =|6|----> Not divisble by 7

St1 is sufficient. Option B,C and E cancelled out

St2 (z + 3y + 2x)---> We use the same examples and see that xyz is divisble by 7

105----> 5+3*0+2*1)=7---Divisbly by 7

108-----> 8+3*0+2*1=10----> Not divisbly by 7..

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vad3tha wrote:
Is a three-digit number xyz divisible by 7?

(1) |2*z - 10x - y| is divisible by 7
(2) (z + 3y + 2x) is divisible by 7


That is very interesting problem. I choose B because I cannot figure out how to play with (1).
Thanks for the problem and the solution.
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