Four-digit targets

You have two sets of the digits 0-9. Can you arrange these in the five boxes to make four-digit numbers as close to the target numbers as possible?
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Four-digit Targets printable sheet



You have two sets of the digits from $0$ to $9$.

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Four-digit targets



The idea is to arrange these digits in the five boxes to make four-digit numbers as close to the target number as possible.

You may use each digit once only.

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Four-digit targets



You might like to use this interactive to try out some of your ideas:

 

 

 

 



This activity has been adapted from one of BEAM's free Maths of the Month resources, which unfortunately are no longer available. You can play it as a game against a friend using this sheet from BEAM.