Bart has $150,512 dollars in his bank account.
Bart has $150,512 dollars in his bank account. He wants to split this money evenly among his nine daughters. What is the least amount of money (in whole number of dollars) that he must remove from his account?
Answer/Solution
5
Steps/Work
In order to divide the sum in 9 parts, the amount must be divisible by 9
Divisibility rule of 9: The sum of the digits must be divisible by 9
Sum of digits of 150,512 = 14 and 9 is divisible by 9.
Hence we need to subtract 5 to this number for it to be divisible by 9
Correct Option: D
Divisibility rule of 9: The sum of the digits must be divisible by 9
Sum of digits of 150,512 = 14 and 9 is divisible by 9.
Hence we need to subtract 5 to this number for it to be divisible by 9
Correct Option: D