document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=29768>Question 29768</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A WHOLE NUMBER IS DIVISIBLE BY 3, IF IT'S SUM IS DIVISIBLE BY 3..NOT SURE HOW TO DO THIS PLEASE HELP..  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #16467 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Cintchr><B>Cintchr(481)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Cintchr><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=16467\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> This rule works for dividing by nine as well.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "take the number 345.  Add the digits up.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3 + 4 + 5 = 12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "look at the answer ... 12.  12 is divisible by 3, so the number 345 is as well.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "take a HUGE number ....  34,826,406,723,467<BR>\n" );
document.write( "add the digits ...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3+4+8+2+6+4+0+6+7+2+3+4+6+7=62<BR>\n" );
document.write( "we can now take 62 ... 6 + 2 = 8 .<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3 can not go into 8 ... so it can not go into 34,826,406,723,467.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The same holds true with the number 9.  but the sum of the numbers has to be divisible by 9.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "85,716<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8+5+7+1+6=27<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9 goes into 27, so it goes into 85,716 </SPAN>\n" );
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