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1989 AJHSME Problem 14

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6/25/2011
When placing each of the digits 2,4,5,6,92,4,5,6,9 in exactly one of the boxes of this subtraction problem, what is the smallest difference that is possible?
(A) 58(B) 123(C) 149(D) 171(E) 176\text{(A)}\ 58 \qquad \text{(B)}\ 123 \qquad \text{(C)}\ 149 \qquad \text{(D)}\ 171 \qquad \text{(E)}\ 176
\begin{tabular}[t]{cccc} & \boxed{} & \boxed{} & \boxed{} \\ - & & \boxed{} & \boxed{} \\ \hline \end{tabular}