Using all of the digits from 1 to 9 without repeating, make 3 three-digit numbers and add them up. How close to 1000 can you get without going over?
For example, one possibility would be 165+398+247=810.
Solution:
One way to get a sum of 999 is 537+168+294. Are there other ways to get a sum of 999? Is it possible to get a sum of 1000?
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