SOLUTION: Find a counterexample to show that the following statement is false: The sum of two five-digit numbers is a six-digit number

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Question 763956: Find a counterexample to show that the following statement is false:
The sum of two five-digit numbers is a six-digit number

Answer by KMST(5328)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Some pairs of five-digit numbers add up to a six-digit number.
However, there are many pairs of five-digit numbers that add up to a five-digit number, and any of those pairs could be your counterexample.
10,000+10,000=20,000
10,000+20,000=30,000
12,345+67,890=80,235

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