SOLUTION: Use the digits to make two 5 digit numbers and subtract one from the other to get an answer of or close to 12345

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Question 1098967: Use the digits to make two 5 digit numbers and subtract one from the other to get an answer of or close to 12345

Answer by Edwin McCravy(20063) (Show Source):
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Here are all possible ways, computer generated: 27948 - 15603 = 12345 28704 - 16359 = 12345 28740 - 16395 = 12345 29685 - 17340 = 12345 38019 - 25674 = 12345 38064 - 25719 = 12345 38091 - 25746 = 12345 38109 - 25764 = 12345 39801 - 27456 = 12345 39810 - 27465 = 12345 39846 - 27501 = 12345 49125 - 36780 = 12345 49152 - 36807 = 12345 49170 - 36825 = 12345 49215 - 36870 = 12345 50169 - 37824 = 12345 50214 - 37869 = 12345 50241 - 37896 = 12345 50286 - 37941 = 12345 50619 - 38274 = 12345 51024 - 38679 = 12345 51042 - 38697 = 12345 51069 - 38724 = 12345 51807 - 39462 = 12345 52086 - 39741 = 12345 60258 - 47913 = 12345 60537 - 48192 = 12345 61275 - 48930 = 12345 61302 - 48957 = 12345 61320 - 48975 = 12345 61725 - 49380 = 12345 62058 - 49713 = 12345 62103 - 49758 = 12345 62130 - 49785 = 12345 62175 - 49830 = 12345 63129 - 50784 = 12345 63174 - 50829 = 12345 63192 - 50847 = 12345 63219 - 50874 = 12345 72498 - 60153 = 12345 72534 - 60189 = 12345 72543 - 60198 = 12345 74235 - 61890 = 12345 74253 - 61908 = 12345 74280 - 61935 = 12345 74325 - 61980 = 12345 82659 - 70314 = 12345 83604 - 71259 = 12345 83640 - 71295 = 12345 84396 - 72051 = 12345 93765 - 81420 = 12345 94701 - 82356 = 12345 94710 - 82365 = 12345 95412 - 83067 = 12345 95421 - 83076 = 12345 96357 - 84012 = 12345 Edwin