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I will really appreciate your answers with explanation.

OA and OE will be posted later.
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What is the units digit of ( 6^15 - 7^4 - 9^3 )?
A) 8
B) 7
C) 6
D) 5
E) 4


Is OA "E" ?

Unit digit for term 6^15 = 6
Unit digit for term 7^4 = 1
Unit digit for term 9^3 = 9

altogether unit digit for ( 6^15 - 7^4 - 9^3 ) = 6 -1 -9 = 4

Thanks.

I agree with your approach. But IMO ans is 6.(C)
just this last step... 6-1-9=6

take for example
436 (6^15 is bigger than other 2)
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-89
units digit=6-0=6
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Thanks for the input.

OA is "C".



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