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A baseball camp is held to cmplex that has 6 baseball diamonds.The coaches would like each diamond to have the same number of campers.Use divisibility rules whether this is possible if 152 kids show ul for the camp.

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Answer:

it is NOT possible

Explanation:

A number is divisible by 6 if it is even and divisible by 3. It is divisible by 3 if the sum of digits is divisible by 3.

The sum of digits of 152 is 1+5+2 = 8, which is not divisible by 3, so 152 is not divisible by 6.

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