PK 2020 Q2
2. When the answers to the following calculations are put in order from smallest to largest, which will be in the middle?
- A 1 + 23456
- B 12 + 3456
- C 123 + 456
- D 1234 + 56
- E 12345 + 6
Pink Kangaroo 2020, Question 2. © UK Mathematics Trust. Original paper on ukmt.org.uk
Answer: B 12 + 3456
The answers are 23457, 3468, 579, 1290 and 12351 respectively, so in ascending order the middle one is B.
Solution © UK Mathematics Trust, from the PK 2020 solutions.