DivisibilityXAT Previous-Year Questions

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Divisibility · XAT PYQs

XAT 2024 · QA & DI
Q1.

Consider a 4-digit number of the form abbb, i.e., the first digit is a (a > 0) and the last three digits are all b. Which of the following conditions is both NECESSARY and SUFFICIENT to ensure that the 4-digit number is divisible by a?

XAT 2015 · QA & DI
Q2.

A three-digit number has digits in strictly descending order and divisible by 10. By changing the places of the digits a new three-digit number is constructed in such a way that the new number is divisible by 10. The difference between the original number and the new number is divisible by 40. How many numbers will satisfy all these conditions?