Two students are playing a math game. The object of the game is to make the least possible number by arranging the given digits inside absolute value bars on a card. In the first round, each player will use the digits 3, 5, and 7 to fill in the card. One student arranges, |-75.3|, on the card. What was this student's mistake?

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Daphne Cooke

10 October, 16:22

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Jonathan Odom · Answer 1

l-75.3l is equal to 75.3 so that's not the smallest number possible.

Sierra Stevenson · Answer 2

There is no - 7 in the list of digits