Math Snap
PROBLEM
Find a 3-digit number divisible by 5 and explain why it meets this criterion.
STEP 1
Assumptions1. The number must be a3-digit number.
. The number must be divisible by5.
STEP 2
A number is divisible by5 if its last digit is either0 or5. This is because5 is a factor of10, and any number ending in0 or5 can be divided evenly by5.
STEP 3
Let's choose a3-digit number that ends with0 or5. For example, let's choose105.
STEP 4
To confirm that this number is divisible by, we can perform the division.
SOLUTION
Perform the division to confirm that the result is an integer.
Since105 divided by5 equals21, which is an integer, we can confirm that105 is divisible by5.
Therefore,105 is a3-digit number that is divisible by5.
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