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The number of whole numbers between the smallest whole number and between the greatest three digit number is

(a) 1000 (b) 999 (c) 998 (d) None of these

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Solution

The smallest whole number is 0.
Greatest three digit number = 999
The number of whole numbers from 0 to 999 is 1000.
So, the number of whole numbers between 0 and 999 (excluding 0 and 999) is 1000 − 2 = 998.
Hence, the correct option is (c).

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