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The question
Question: is 735 divisible by 5?
Is 735 divisible by 5?
Divisible means it goes in exactly, with nothing left over.
divisible: no remainder
1 Look at the last digit
= 735
735 is 73 tens and 5.
5 goes into 10, so into every ten.
Only the last digit is left to check.
73 tens + 5
For 5: is it 0 or 5?
The last digit is 5.
So yes.
= ÷ 5: last digit 0 or 5? 5 → yes ✓
2 Write the answer
So 735 is divisible by 5.
= yes: 735 ÷ 5 has no remainder
3 Check
Let's check by dividing.
735 divided by 5 is 147, nothing left over.
735 ÷ 5 = 147
The tests were right!
Let's look back.
First: look at the last digit.
Then: write the answer.
Last: check.
Answer
= yes: 735 ÷ 5 has no remainder