SOLUTION: What is the largest number of digits which the product of a 3 digit number and a 2 digit number can have? A)4 B)5 C)6 D)7

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Question 1143277: What is the largest number of digits which the product of a 3 digit number and a
2 digit number can have?
A)4
B)5
C)6
D)7
Found 2 solutions by Edwin McCravy, greenestamps:
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20056) About Me  (Show Source):
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The largest possible product would be 999×99 = 98901 which has 5 digits.

Edwin

Answer by greenestamps(13200) About Me  (Show Source):
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The product has to be less than 1000*100 = 100000.

Since that product is the smallest 6-digit number, the product of a 3-digit number and a 2-digit number must have less than 6 digits.

ANSWER B) 5