document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1117406>Question 1117406</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Three WHOLE numbers are each rounded to the<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The sum of the rounded numbers is 70<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Work out the MAXIMUM possible sum for the<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The largest whole number that can be rounded DOWN to the nearest 10 is a whole number with a units digit of 4.  So if you have 3 whole numbers that end in a 4 and round them to the nearest 10 you lose 4 for each of the numbers for a total of 12 for the three addends.  So if the first rounded number is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large x\">, the second is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large y\">, and the third is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large z\">, the largest each of these numbers could be BEFORE rounding would be <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large x\ +\ 4\">, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large y\ +\ 4\">, and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large z\ +\ 4\">.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since we are given that <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large x\ +\ y\ +\ z\ =\ 70\">, it should be obvious that <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large x\ +\ 4\ +\ y\ +\ 4\ +\ z\ +\ 4\ =\ 70\ +\ 12\ =\ 82\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it<BR>\n" );
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