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the numberof blocks has 9 in the ones places.The number in the hundreds place is one more than the number in the tens place. Those two numbers equal 11. How many blocks are there?

User Davide Quaglio
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Based on the given information, we can express the following


\begin{gathered} h=1+t \\ h+t=11 \end{gathered}

Because the digit of hundreds is 1 more the tens, and they sum 11. Let's combine the function to find t


\begin{gathered} h+t=11 \\ 1+t+t=11 \\ 2t=11-1 \\ t=(10)/(2)=5 \end{gathered}

So, the digit of tens is 5.

Let's find the hundreds.


h=1+t=1+5=6

The number of hundreds is 6.

Hence, the number of blocks is 659.

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