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3. 5, 2, 4 and 7 4. 7, 5, 6 and 8

Greatest Smallest Greatest Smallest

H T O H T O H T O H T O

Example 5: Make the greatest and smallest three digit number

by using digits 8, 0 and 2. Repetition of digits is not
allowed.
Solution:

Let us first write the greatest number. Now let us write the smallest

We arrange the digits in descending number.

order. We arrange the digits in ascending
order.
8, 2 and 0
0, 2 and 8
8 is the greatest, so we write it at
0 is the smallest, but if we write
hundreds place.
0 in hundreds place, our number
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will become a two digit number,
8 so 0 cannot be used here.

We still have the digits 2 and 8.
We are left with 2 and 0. Out of the digits 2 and 8, 2 is

We know that 2 is greater. the smaller digit. We write 2 in
We write 2 in tens place. hundreds place.

H T O H T O

8 2 2

We are left with 0. We are left with 8 and 0.
We know that 0 is smaller. We
We write 0 in ones place.
write 0 in tens place.
H T O
H T O
8 2 0
2 0

We write 8 in ones place.

H T O

2 0 8
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