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A four-digit number is made by writing the same two-digit number twice over, as in 5757 or 2323. Every number built this way is exactly divisible by:

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  • A11
  • B111
  • C101
  • D1001

Step-by-Step Solution

If the two-digit block is , the four-digit number is . So it is always 101 times the block — for instance . The tempting answer 11 works only sometimes: 5757 ÷ 11 is not a whole number, though 2323 ÷ 11 = 211 happens to be. The six-digit version (abcabc) is the one divisible by 1001.
Answer: C) 101

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