The numbers 1,2,…,10 are to be entered into the 10 boxes shown below, so that each number is used exactly once:
P=(◻+◻+◻+◻+◻)(◻+◻+◻+◻+◻).
What is the maximum value of P?
its 756 man
Set 1: {1, 3, 4, 9, 10} (sum = 27)
Set 2: {2, 5, 6, 7, 8} (sum = 28)
27 * 28 = 756 - the greatest product possible.