Question

Find the number of all three digit natural numbers which are divisible by 9.

 

Answer 1

First three-digit number that is divisible by 9 is 108.

Next number is 108 + 9 = 117.

And the last three-digit number that is divisible by 9 is 999.

Thus, the progression will be 108, 117, .... , 999.

All are three digit numbers which are divisible by 9, and thus forms an A.P. having first term a 108 and the common difference as 9.

We know that, n^th term = a_n = a + (n − 1)d

According to the question,

999 = 108 + (n − 1)9
⇒ 108 + 9n − 9 = 999
⇒ 99 + 9n = 999
⇒ 9n = 999 − 99
⇒ 9n = 900
⇒ n = 100

Thus, the number of all three digit natural numbers which are divisible by 9 is 100.