Use the six number cards below to make the calculation as small as possible. Each number card can only be used once. What is the answer to the calculation? 1 2 4 6 7 9 \( + \)
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To do this, we should place the smallest digits in the highest place values. So, the smallest two-digit number we can make is 12 (using 1 and 2). The smallest three-digit number we can make is 467 (using 4, 6, and 7). Now, we add these two numbers together: Show more…
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