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476 ** 0 is divisible by both 3 and 11.The non zero digits in the hundred's and ten's places are respectively:
         
       
      
      
      
          
      
      
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         Answer: D) 8 and 5         
         
Explanation: Let the number  be 476ab0 
 
476ab0 is divisible by 3 
=> 4 + 7 + 6 + a + b + 0 is divisible by 3
=> 17 + a + b is divisible by 3 ------------------------(i)
 
476ab0 is divisible by 11
[(4 + 6 + b) -(7 + a + 0)] is 0 or divisible by 11
=> [3 + (b - a)] is 0 or divisible by 11  --------------(ii)
 
Substitute the values of a and b with the values given in the choices and select the values which satisfies both Equation 1 and Equation 2.
 
if a=6 and b=2, 
17 + a + b = 17 + 6 + 2 = 25 which is not divisible by 3 --- Does not meet equation(i).Hence this is not the answer
 
if a=8 and b=2, 
17 + a + b = 17 + 8 + 2 = 27 which is divisible by 3 --- Meet equation(i)
[3 + (b - a)] = [3 + (2 - 8)] = -3 which is neither 0 nor divisible by 11---Does not meet equation(ii).Hence this is not the answer
 
if a=6 and b=5, 
17 + a + b = 17 + 6 + 5 = 28 which is not divisible by 3 --- Does not meet equation (i) .Hence this is not the answer
 
 
if a=8 and b=5, 
17 + a + b = 17 + 8 + 5 = 30 which is divisible by 3 --- Meet equation 1
[3 + (b - a)] = [3 + (5 - 8)] = 0 ---Meet equation 2
Since these values satisfies both equation 1 and equation 2, this is the answer
       
      
      
      
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