In a three digit number the 2nd digit is 4 times as big as the 3rd digit and the 1st digit is 3 less than the 2nd digit. what ar

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sweet [91]

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In a three digit number the 2nd digit is 4 times as big as the 3rd digit and the 1st digit is 3 less than the 2nd digit. what ar

e the two possible three digit numbers?

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Katarina [22] · Answer 1 · 2022-07-02T09:01:40+03:00

Katarina [22]3 years ago

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Say that xyz is your number, then y=4z and x+3=y

Since it is a multiple of 4, y has to be 4 or 8, which means z has to be 1 or 2, since it is 1/4 of y and then since x is 3 less than y, x would have to be 1 or 5...so the numbers are....141 or 582