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I am a three-digit number. My second digit is 4 times bigger than the third digit. My first digit is 3 less than my second digit. Who am I?

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Answer:

285

Explanation:

use algebra

third is x

second is 4x

first is 4x-3

x+4x+4x-3

9x-3 = x+x+1+x+2

9x-3=3x+3

12x=6, divide x=2

third is 2, sec is 8, first is 5

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