Question

Sarah wrote a number 13285. Caryn wrote a 5-digit number that only has one 3 in it. The 3 in Caryn's number is worth 10 times as much as the 3 in Sarah's number. Write 3 different numbers that Caryn could have written.

Answer 1

Sarah's number: 13285
The digit '3' in Sarah's number worth = 3000

The digit '3' in Caryn's number is worth 10 times the digit '3' in Sarah's number: it's worth 10 × 1000 = 10000

Caryn wrote 5 digit number, and this number only have one digit '3'

Caryn's number could be:

35642
321547
30789