Stage: 3 Challenge Level: 
What is the sum of all the digits in all the numbers from one to
one million?
Working systematically. Place value. Factors and multiples. Integers. Divisibility. Number bases. Addition & subtraction. Multiplication & division. Mathematical reasoning & proof. Positive-negative numbers.
Published November 1997.
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