minimum possible value of the sum of a, b, and c

Hi Needgmat,

Certain Quant questions on Test Day might require that you spend just a little time "playing around", which essentially means "write some stuff down and see if you can spot a pattern." While you might not immediate see the 'best' way to approach this question, the prompt gives you a specific set of instructions that you can use to 'play around' here:

Create three 3-digit numbers using the digits 1-9 one time each. With JUST that information, can you come up with an example (and what would your 3 numbers be)? Once you write them down, you'll either have the correct answer OR a better idea of how to get to the correct answer (What is the MINIMUM possible sum?).

To maximize your performance on Test Day, you're not allowed to think "I don't know what to do here...."; instead, you have to use the information that you're given to your advantage, take some notes, write down some examples, draw a picture, do SOMETHING. You'd be amazed how many of the questions on this Test are 'gettable', once you choose to go get them.

GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich