SOLUTION: my gate is locked I know the combination begins with a 3 but I can't remember the order of the numbers. the other numbers are 519- it is the 3rd biggest number. What is the combi

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Question 1025895: my gate is locked I know the combination begins with a 3 but I can't remember the order of the numbers. the other numbers are 519- it is the 3rd biggest number. What is the combination?
We answered 3519:
1) 3159
2) 3195
3) 3519
but the teacher doesn't seem to have marked the question leaving me to believe that our answer is incorrect.......
Answer by richard1234(7193) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Ordered list of #'s beginning with 3 and containing 5,1,9:

3951, 3915, 3591, 3519, 3195, 3159

So actually, 3591 is the third-biggest number.