Question

A new colony was built and the builder gave contract to a algn maker to number the buildungs from number 1 to 500.how many zeroes will he need???

Answer 1

Total zeroes are:-1 to 100 = 11
101 to 200 = 20 
201 to 300 = 20 
301 to 400 = 20 
401 to 500 = 20 Total = (91)

Answer 2

91 zeros Use Excel Type in column  A1 1Type in column A2 2 Highlight A1 and A2 and drag to row 500 Numbers 1-500 will be listed in column A In B1  type:     =LEN(A1)-LEN(SUBSTITUTE(A1,0,"")) Drag this formula down to the 500th row Sum up column B in B501.  1 0There are a total of 91 zeroes. 10 to 90, 110-190, 210-290, 310-390, 410-490... 9 each = 45 100, 200, 300, 400, 500 = 10 101-109, 201-209, 301-309, 401-409 = 9 each = 36 45+ 10 + 36 = 91 total zeroes for 1-5005 hours ago | Andrew M.  CommentMichael J.East Elmhurst, NY0 1The zeros are the digits in the numbers from 1 to 500. For numbers 01 - 10: 10 zeros