Josh wrote a whole number using the digits 8,4,7,2,9 and 0. Josh's number has a seven in the thousands and a 2 in the tens place. Josh's number is less then 500,000. Is Josh's number greater than 480,000?

Step-by-step explanation:

Using the digits 8,4,7,2,9 and 0 to write a whole Number with 7 in the thousands place and 2 in the tens place :

The whole number is 6 digits long

100 thousand

10 thousand

Thousand = 7

Hundred

Tens = 2

Unit

Also the whole number is less than 500,000

Hence, number in the 100 thousand place is less Than 5,

Hence digit in the 100 thousand place = 4

Placing either 8 or 9 in the ten thousand place will mean That Josh's whole number is greater than 480,000

i'm pretty sure it's 477,585,296, but perhaps my math is incorrect.

yes. we do proportions in probabilities.