1986 AJHSME Problems/Problem 3
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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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