Let's start off with some key terms.
The number has 3 digits.
Even numbers end with 0, 2, 4, 6, or 8. (Obviously)
The hundreds digit and ones digit are the same.
First number in a 3 digit number is the
hundreds, and the last number is the
ones.
So, both of those two digits are the same and has to equal 8.
Well,
![4+4=8](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=4%2B4%3D8)
The hundreds place and the ones place are 4.
The tens digit is the middle number in a 3-digit number.
It is two numbers less than the ones digit.
![4-2=2](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=4-2%3D2)
The number is 424.