Explanation for the uneducated mind

In summary, The conversation discusses a brain teaser question posed by Greg about finding the largest number containing 9 of 10 digits, including 0, that is divisible by 11 without a remainder. The correct answer is 987652413, which was guessed by dduardo. Guybrush points out that the idea was to find the biggest 9 digit number divisible by 11 with all digits represented only once. Both Guybrush and Greg initially misread the question.
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Origionally Posted By Greg
Can you find the largest number possible containing any of 9 of 10 digits, considering 0 also a number, that is divisible by 11 without a reminder?

Origionally posted by Greg
987652413 is the answer, dduardo gets the point! :)

This was a Brain teaser question, and i have no idea whatsoever why this is the correct answer.

As i said in the thread title an uneducated mind
 
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Why not just check all combinations in a computer? It won't take very long.
 
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I guess the idea was to find the biggest 9 digit number divisible by 11 that contains every digit only once.
Although I did't understood at first glance and answered 9999999999.
 
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Origionally Posted By Guybrush
I guess the idea was to find the biggest 9 digit number divisible by 11 that contains every digit only once.

Yea, dunce here read the question wrong, like you.
 

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