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1. Check if All Digits are Distinct2. Check Middle Digit3. Check First and Last Digits Equal4. Check Digit Count Type5. Multiple of 7 or Ends with 76. Determine Quadrant7. Currency Division Check8. Check if Number in Range9. Calculate Third Angle10. Check Perfect Square

Check Middle Digit

Take a 3-digit number and determine if the middle digit is the largest, smallest, or neither.

IntermediatePhase 1 - Level 3: Math and Number LogicExample 2 of 10
check-middle-digit.py
1# Take 3-digit number
2num = int(input("Enter a 3-digit number: "))
3

4# Extract digits
5digit1 = num // 100
6digit2 = (num // 10) % 10
7digit3 = num % 10
8

9# Check middle digit
10if digit2 > digit1 and digit2 > digit3:
11    print("Middle digit is largest")
12elif digit2 < digit1 and digit2 < digit3:
13    print("Middle digit is smallest")
14else:
15    print("Middle digit is neither largest nor smallest")

Output

Enter a 3-digit number: 152
Middle digit is largest

Enter a 3-digit number: 251
Middle digit is smallest

Enter a 3-digit number: 123
Middle digit is neither largest nor smallest

What's going on

Compare middle digit with first and third digits.

Key Concepts:

Extract all three digits
Check if middle > both others (largest)
Check if middle < both others (smallest)
Otherwise, it's neither

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