Provide an Appropriate Response $\mathrm { A } , \mathrm { B } , \mathrm { C }$

question 55

Essay

Provide an appropriate response.
-If $\mathrm { A } , \mathrm { B } , \mathrm { C }$ , and $\mathrm { D }$ each stand for a different single digit from 1 to 9 , and $\mathrm { A } + \mathrm { B } + \mathrm { C } = \mathrm { D }$ , what is the smallest value that $\mathrm { D }$ can have? What digits can $\mathrm { A } , \mathrm { B }$ , and $\mathrm { C }$ never be?

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Service Industries

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Service Costing System

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