SOLUTION: What's the Error? Hal says that the greatest product of a 3 digit number and a 1 digit number is 8,891. Is he correct? Explain.

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Hal says that the greatest product of a 3 digit number and a 1 digit number is 8,891. Is he correct? Explain.

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The greatest product of a 3 digit number and a 1 digit number is the product of the greatest 3 digit number and the greatest 1 digit number. Such product is not equal to 8891.

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