Question

A and b are two natural numbers such that

a b
a< 512 < b < 608. What is the difference between
the biggest and smallest possible values of a + b​

Answer 1

604

Explanation:

Recall that the Natural Numbers consist of the set of positive integers. Therefore, the minimum value of a is "1", and its maximum value is 511 (it has to be smaller than 512)

On the other hand, "b" has its minimum value as 513 (must be larger than 512); and has its maximum value as 607.

Then the maximum possible value of a + b would be: 511 + 607 = 1118

and the minimum possible value of a + b is given by: 1 + 513 = 514.

And the difference between these two numbers is:

1118 - 514 = 604