Greatest Difference of Two Decimal Numbers

Directions: Using the digits 0 to 9, at most one time each, fill in the boxes to create two numbers that both round to 5 and have the greatest (or least) possible difference with 5. Each digit may only be used once.

Hint

Where are the numbers that round to 5 on a number line?
How close does a number have to be to 5 to round to 5?

Answer

Greatest Difference: 4.60 and 5.39 with a difference of 0.79
Least Difference: 4.98 and 5.01 with a difference of 0.03

Source: Mike Wiernicki

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17 comments

  1. I didn’t quite understand how to do this but ok

  2. 4.60 and 5.12

  3. 4.60 and 5.39

  4. It’s 4.32 and 5.01

  5. What is this please tell me

  6. Greatest Difference: 4.60 and 5.39 with a difference of 0.79
    Least Difference: 4.98 and 5.01 with a difference of 0.03

  7. ian molina torres

    Greatest Difference: 4.60 and 5.39 with a difference of 0.79
    Least Difference: 4.98 and 5.01 with a difference of 0.03

  8. Greatest Different: 4.60 and 5.39 with a difference of 0.79 Least Difference: 4.98 with a difference of 0.03

  9. Greatest Difference 4.60 and 5.39 with a difference of 0.79

    Least Difference 4.98 with a difference of 0.03

  10. 4.98 and 3.76

  11. Greatest Difference: 4.60 and 5.39 with a difference of 0.79
    Least Difference: 4.98 and 5.01 with a difference of 0.03

  12. Rudolf Österreicher

    Out of all the possibilities to have two decimal numbers with 2 digits after the decimal point that both round to 5 and with each digit only used once, the one with the greatest/lowest difference to 5 are:

    |4.60 – 5| + |5.39 – 5| = 0.79
    |4.98 – 5| + |5.01 – 5| = 0.03

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