1986 AJHSME Problems/Problem 3
Problem
The smallest sum one could get by adding three different numbers from the set is
Solution
To find the smallest sum, we just have to find the smallest 3 numbers and add them together.
Obviously, the numbers are , and adding them gets us .
See Also
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