SOLUTION: Bob’s mother called her brother and reported that Bob’s football team held the other team scoreless and made all its points on the touchdowns (6 points) and field goals (3 points),

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Question 366847: Bob’s mother called her brother and reported that Bob’s football team held the other team scoreless and made all its points on the touchdowns (6 points) and field goals (3 points), missing every point after the touchdown kick. She told him that the final score was 43–0. Her brother told her that this couldn’t be the correct score. How did he know?
Please help I do not even know who to start this one and it is due on Sunday.
Answer by scott8148(6628) About Me  (Show Source):
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all the scoring was either 6 points or 3 points , both of which are divisible by 3

the reported total score is NOT divisible by 3 , and so it cannot be correct



FYI : a quick test for divisibility by 3 is
___ if the SUM of the digits of a number is divisible by 3 , then the number is divisible by 3