Number order
& comparisons
Mystery Number
Name ______________________________________________
Date _________________
Use the digits in the box to answer each number riddle. Digits appear
only once in an answer. Each answer may not use all digits.
2 4 9 6 7 3
1
When you subtract a 2-digit number from a 3-digit number,
the difference is 473.
What are the numbers? __________________________
2
The sum of these two numbers is 112.
What are the numbers? __________________________
3
The sum of these two numbers is 519.
What are the numbers? __________________________
4
The difference between these two 3-digit numbers is 263.
What are the numbers? __________________________
5
The sum of these three 2-digit numbers is 184.
What are the numbers? __________________________
6
The difference between two 3-digit numbers is a palindrome
between 200 and 300.
What are the numbers? __________________________
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Answer Key
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1. 496, 23; 2. 49, 63; or 43, 69
3. 23, 496; or 26, 493; or 93, 426; or 96, 423
4. 732, 469
5. 23, 64, 97; or 23, 67, 94; or 24, 63, 97; or 24, 67, 93;
or 27, 63, 94; or 27, 64, 93
6. 674, 392
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