What is the three-digit number formed by the digits 2, 6, and 5 in that order?

What is the three-digit number formed by the digits 2, 6, and 5 in that order?

• A. 256
• B. 526
• C. 265
• D. 652

Answer: (C)

When you form a three-digit number from digits in a given order, the first digit is in the hundreds place, the second in the tens place, and the third in the ones place. With the digits 2, 6, and 5 in that exact order, 2 is in the hundreds place, 6 in the tens, and 5 in the ones, giving 265. The other numbers rearrange the digits and don’t keep the same order.

When you form a three-digit number from digits in a given order, the first digit is in the hundreds place, the second in the tens place, and the third in the ones place. With the digits 2, 6, and 5 in that exact order, 2 is in the hundreds place, 6 in the tens, and 5 in the ones, giving 265. The other numbers rearrange the digits and don’t keep the same order.