SOLUTION: Number Theory Adding a three-digit number 5Z7 to 256 gives XY3. IfXY3 is divisible by 3, then what is the largest possible value of Z?

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: Number Theory Adding a three-digit number 5Z7 to 256 gives XY3. IfXY3 is divisible by 3, then what is the largest possible value of Z? This question is from textbook College Alegbra

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Adding a three-digit number 5Z7 to 256 gives XY3. If XY3 is divisible by 3, then what is the largest possible value of Z?
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What about z = 8?
587
256
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843 divided by 3 = 281

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