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Please replace the question marks with the digits 1,2,3,4,5,6 in the expression "??-(??/?+?)" to find the largest possible result.
The result must be an integer.
The result must be an integer.
Answer
Denote by AB-(CD/E+F). To get the largest possible result, AB must be large and the subtrahend must be small. The largest value of AB is 65, the subtrahend is made up of 1 through 4, whose smallest value is obviously 12/4+3=6. Therefore, the largest possible result is 65-6=59.Hide Answer Show Answer
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