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The discussion focuses on determining the value of '?' in the expression A = 22?33, such that A is a multiple of 7, 11, and 13. The constraints specify that '?' must be a digit between 0 and 9. The participants concluded that the value of '?' must be 0 to satisfy all three conditions, as A becomes 22033, which is divisible by 7, 11, and 13. This problem illustrates the application of modular arithmetic in finding suitable digits for numerical expressions.

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A=$\underbrace{22--22}\,?\,\underbrace{33--33}$
$\,\,\,\,\,\, \,\,\,\,\, \,\,\, \,\, \,\, 50$$\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\, \,\,\,\,\, \,\,\,\,\,\, \,\, 50$
find $?$
(1) to make A a multiple of $7$
(2) to make A a multiple of $11$
(3) to make A a multiple of $13$
 
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Albert said:
A=$\underbrace{22--22}\,?\,\underbrace{33--33}$
$\,\,\,\,\,\, \,\,\,\,\, \,\,\, \,\, \,\, 50$$\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\, \,\,\,\,\, \,\,\,\,\,\, \,\, 50$
find $? (0\leq ? \leq 9)$
(1) to make A a multiple of $7$
(2) to make A a multiple of $11$
(3) to make A a multiple of $13$
hint :
$7|111111,\,\,11|111111, \, and \,\, 13|111111$
 
Albert said:
A=$\underbrace{22--22}\,?\,\underbrace{33--33}$
$\,\,\,\,\,\, \,\,\,\,\, \,\,\, \,\, \,\, 50$$\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\, \,\,\,\,\, \,\,\,\,\,\, \,\, 50$
find $?$
(1) to make A a multiple of $7$
(2) to make A a multiple of $11$
(3) to make A a multiple of $13$

we have xxxxxx is divisible by 1001 or 7 * 11 * 13
so we remove 48 2's from A that is subtract 48 $2's * 10^{53}$ and then subtract {3 ...3}( 48 3's) and divide by 10^{48} and we get 22?33 . we have 22?22 divisible by 22 subtracting get
?11 . we can check that(by putting from 0 to 9) ? is 0 to be divisible by 11. 5 to be divisible by 7 and 6 to be divisible by 13
 
kaliprasad said:
we have xxxxxx is divisible by 1001 or 7 * 11 * 13
so we remove 48 2's from A that is subtract 48 $2's * 10^{53}$ and then subtract {3 ...3}( 48 3's) and divide by 10^{48} and we get 22?33 . we have 22?22 divisible by 22 subtracting get
?11 . we can check that(by putting from 0 to 9) ? is 0 to be divisible by 11. 5 to be divisible by 7 and 6 to be divisible by 13
nice !
 

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