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Directions: Using the digits 0 to 9 at most one time each, place a digit in each box to make the greatest possible three-digit number that still rounds (to the nearest hundred) to 500.
Hint
What numbers round (to the nearest hundred) to 500? How can you have a number that is greater than 500 and still round (to the nearest hundred) to 500? When does a number stop rounding down (to the nearest hundred) to 500?
Answer
The greatest possible three-digit number is 549.
Source: Robert Kaplinsky
