Closest Product to 500 – Three-digit times one-digit

Directions: Using the digits 1 to 9 at most one time each, place a digit in each box to find the closest product to 500.

Hint

What numbers could you use to split 500 into equal groups (think about less than 5 groups).

Answer

167 x 3 = 501 is really close and 125 x 4 = 500 is the closest

498 x 1 = 498 is also very close.

Source: Jessica Goree

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  1. Rudolf Österreicher

    I can confirm that 125*4, 167*3 and 498*1 are the only solutions that are exactly 0, 1 and 2 away from 500.

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