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Number theory Difficulty 2.0 Junior Find the answer United Kingdom

A palindromic number is a number that reads the same when the order of its digits is reversed. What is the difference between the largest and smallest five-digit palindromic numbers that are both multiples of 45?

(A) $9180$ (B) $9090$ (C) $9000$ (D) $8910$ (E) $8190$

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