Stage: 3 Challenge Level: 
A three digit number abc is always divisible by 7 when 2a+3b+c is divisible by 7.
Why?
Divisibility. Visualising. Generalising. Interactivities. Multiplication & division. Creating expressions/formulae. Mathematical reasoning & proof. Factors and multiples. Place value. smartphone.
Published September 2003.
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