Take a three digit number and reverse it, then subtract the larger number from the smaller number. This number is always divisible by which of the following numbers?
A
2
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B
6
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C
8
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D
9
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Solution
The correct option is D 9 The difference of the number and number obtained by reversing the digits (if abc is the number) will be given by: (100×a+10×b+c)−(100×c+10×b+a)=99(a−c)
which is divisible by 9.