Open Middle®
Directions: Using the digits 0 to 9 at most one time each, fill in the boxes to make the following problem true.
Jenny has ? ? ? marbles. Her brother has ? ? ? marbles. Together they have ? ? ? marbles.
Hint
Can you make the problem true using the digits 0 – 9 as many times as you would like?
Answer
Answers may vary. For example:
Jenny has 136 marbles. Her brother has 754 marbles. Together they have 890 marbles.
Source:Chase Orton
Jenny’s brother has 754 marbles while she herself has 136 marbles. Together, they have a total of 890 marbles.
That’s a lot of marbles!
325+476=801
657+234=891
614+259=873
Jake has 36 marbles. Jeffery has 45 marbles. Together they have 81 marbles in all.
123+456=579
643+965=1608 marbles
That’s more than 1,000 marbles!
643+965=1608 marbles
Jenny’s brother has 502 marbles while she herself has 142 marbles. Together, they have a total of 644 marbles.
136+754=890
769+874=1641
756+134=890
123 456 789
789 + 456 = 1145
789 + 246 = 1,035 (all 10 digits used once)
Jenny has 74 marbles. Her brother has 62 marbles. Together they have 138 marbles.