Each of the digits in the number 546598492 is arranged in ascending order from left to right. What will be the sum of the digits that are third from the left and third from the right in the new number thus formed?
12
List the digits of 546598492: 5, 4, 6, 5, 9, 8, 4, 9, 2.
Arrange them in ascending order: 2, 4, 4, 5, 5, 6, 8, 9, 9, giving the new number 244556899.
The digit third from the left is 4 (positions: 2, 4, 4, …).
The digit third from the right is 8 (positions from right: 9, 9, 8, …).
Required sum = 4 + 8 = 12.
Hence, the required sum is 12.
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