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number theory senior
Problem
What is the largest number, with its digits all different, whose digits add up to 16?
Solution
For a number to be as large as possible, we want as many places (digits) as possible. To allow for as many digits as possible, we want the digits to be small so that there will be more digits that add up to . We start with the smallest number, and keep adding the next number. . However, we cannot add , because then we are left with , and we already have the number . Therefore, the next number to be added would be . Now, we have the numbers to form a number. We want the larger places to have larger numbers. Therefore, we order the numbers in decreasing order to form the number .
Final answer
643210