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Problem
When placing each of the digits 
in exactly one of the boxes of this subtraction problem, what is the smallest difference that is possible?
![\[\begin{tabular}[t]{cccc} & \boxed{} & \boxed{} & \boxed{} \\ - & & \boxed{} & \boxed{} \\ \hline \end{tabular}\]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/0/b/9/0b9dc6ca66d1221bfd87eb8a6acf4dc728f13d89.png)
Solution
When trying to minimize 
, we minimize 
and maximize 
. Since in this problem, is three digit and is two digit, we set 
and 
. Their difference is 
.
See Also
| 1989 AJHSME (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
| Preceded by Problem 13 |
Followed by Problem 15 | |
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| All AJHSME/AMC 8 Problems and Solutions | ||
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