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Question 334873: what is the sum of smallest four digit even number and greatest four digit evern number
Answer by vleith(2983) About Me  (Show Source):
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It would be easy to say the smallest digit even number is 1000 and the largest is 9998. that would result in a sum of 10998
But that would be incorrect
-9998 is even and far less than 1000.
I would go with -9998 and 9998
So their sum is 0