Question

Meera has to write a three-digit number on the blackboard:

Which of the following digits could she place in the gap to make it the largest number out of the given options?

• A. 0
• B. 5
• C. 9
• D. 8

Answer 1

The correct option is C 9

From the digits given, the numbers that Meera has in her hand are 508, 558, 598 and 588.

$\begin{array}{cc}\text{Number}& \text{Number of tens}\\ 5\underset{–}{0}8& 0\\ 5\underset{–}{5}8& 5\\ 5\underset{–}{9}8& 9\\ 5\underset{–}{8}8& 8\end{array}$

Greater the number of tens, greater the number.

Thus, the largest number from 508, 558, 598 and 588 is 598.

Thus, Meera has to choose the digit 9 to get the largest number from the given options.