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CEMC Gauss (Grade 7), 2011

Number theory Difficulty 1.0 Junior Find the answer Canada

A palindrome is a positive integer that is the same when read forwards or backwards. For example, $545$ and $1331$ are both palindromes. The difference between the smallest three-digit palindrome and the largest three-digit palindrome is

(A) $909$ (B) $898$ (C) $888$ (D) $979$ (E) $878$

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