How many of the 20 perfect squares are divisible by 9?
Solution
A perfect square is divisible by 9 exactly when its square root is divisible by 3. In other words, is divisible by 9 exactly when is divisible by 3. In the list , there are 6 multiples of 3. Therefore, in the list , there are 6 multiples of 9.
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