SOLUTION: In the product B2×7B=6396, B is a digit. The value B = a. 8 b. 7 c. 6 d. 5 e. None of these

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Question 146640: In the product B2×7B=6396, B is a digit. The value B =
a. 8
b. 7
c. 6
d. 5
e. None of these
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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If we multiply B2*7B, our first step would be to multiply the last digit in 7B and the last digit in B2 to get 2*B. Since B is a single digit, we know that 2*B is going to be at most 18 (since 9 is the largest that B can be and 2*9=18). So if we subtract 10 off 2*B the largest that 2*B-10 is now 8 (which means that we now can say that 2*B-10 is equal to a single digit).


So this means that 2B-10=6



2B=6%2B10 Add 10 to both sides.


2B=16 Combine like terms on the right side.


B=%2816%29%2F%282%29 Divide both sides by 2 to isolate B.


B=8 Reduce.


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Answer:

So the answer is B=8