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Which statement best explain the relationship between numbers divisable by 9 and 3

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Answer/Step-by-step explanation:

All numbers that are divisible by 9 are also divisible by 3.

Since 3 goes into 9, if 9 is a factor, 3 is also a factor.

Example:

81 is divisible by 9.

So, 81 is also divisible by 3.



Another example:

1,273,050 is divisible by 9.

So 1,273,050 is also divisible by 3.

But the other way around is not necessarily true. If 3 goes into a number, 9 may or may not go into the number.

That is, if a number is divisible by 3, you cannot necessarily know that it is divisible by 9.

Example (seems like it works):

18 is divisible by 3. 18 is also divisible by 9.

But it doesn't work every single time so it cannot be a rule.

Example(sometimes it doesn't work):

24 is divisible by 3.

24 is not divisible by 9.

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