document.write( "Question 422247: Using the following six digits, 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, and 9, fill in the blanks below to make the maximum product that you can. Use each digit only once. \r
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document.write( "It's obvious that the largest two digits should go \r\n" );
document.write( "first in each number.\r\n" );
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document.write( "8 _ _ * 9 _ _\r\n" );
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document.write( "And it's obvious that the next two largest \r\n" );
document.write( "6 and 4 should go next. But there are two\r\n" );
document.write( "possibilities for that:\r\n" );
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document.write( "8 6 _ * 9 4 _  or 8 4 _ * 9 6 _\r\n" );
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document.write( "So we just have four possibilities to try:\r\n" );
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document.write( "861 * 942 = 811062\r\n" );
document.write( "862 * 941 = 811142\r\n" );
document.write( "841 * 962 = 809042  \r\n" );
document.write( "842 * 961 = 809162\r\n" );
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document.write( "So the winner is:\r\n" );
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document.write( "862*941 = 811142\r\n" );
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document.write( "In case you want to know the smallest product it's 148*269 = 39812\r\n" );
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