Question

The largest and smallest numbers that can be formed from the digits 9, 8 and 7 are ___ and ___ respectively.

• A. 987, 798
• B. 978, 789
• C. 897, 798
• D. 987, 789

Answer 1

The correct option is D 987, 789

Given the digits 7, 8 and 9.
The smallest 3-digit number formed from these digits is got by placing the smallest of these digits (7) in the hundreds place, the second smallest number (8) in the tens place and the third digit (9) in the units place, thus giving us 789.

Similarly, the largest number from the given digits is got by placing the largest of these digits (9) in the hundreds place, the second largest number (8) in the tens place and the smallest number (7) in the units place, thus giving us 987.