It's only another flesh wound Part 1

Logic Level 2

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You are given that the numbers 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 1,2,3,4,5,6 are to be filled in the square boxes as shown above (without repetition) such that it represents a 2 digit integer subtracting two 2-digit integers.

Of all 6 ! = 720 6!=720 possible arrangements, find the smallest positive resultant number.

Details and Assumptions

As an explicit example, we can have 56 34 12 = 10 56 - 34 - 12 = 10 as a resultant number.

See Part 2 .


The answer is 1.

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3 solutions

56 12 43 = 1 56-12-43=\boxed{1}

56 34 21 = 1 56-34-21=1

Vishnu Bhagyanath - 5 years, 9 months ago
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Mar 6, 2021

65 43 21 = 1 65 - 43 - 21 = \boxed1

Azadali Jivani
Aug 20, 2015

65 - 43 - 21 = 1(Ans.)

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