SOLUTION: What is the greatest possible 3-digit number for which the sum of the digits is 10?

Question 1048336: What is the greatest possible 3-digit number for which the
sum of the digits is 10?

Answer by Edwin McCravy(20060) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!


The first digit counts the most so make it 9.
The tens digit counts the next most, so make it
1 so the sum of the digits will be 10.  Then the
units digit can only be 0.

Answer 910, and 9+1+0 = 10 

Edwin

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