{6,4,8,0} Write the largest possible first digit, 8 Of the remaining digits {6,4,0} write the largest possible second digit, 6 Of the remaining digits {4,0} write the largest possible third digit, 4 The last digit must be 0 So the largest possible number is 8640 ----------------------------------------- {6,4,8,0} Write the smallest possible first digit, it cannot be 0 because 0 is not really a first digit. So you must use 4 for the first digit. Of the remaining digits {6,8,0} write the smallest possible second digit, 0 Of the remaining digits {6,8} write the smallest possible third digit, 6 The last digit must be 8 So the smallest possible number is 4068. ------------------------------------------ Subtract them 8640-4068 = 4572 Edwin