document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=252616>Question 252616</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1. A three-digit number divisible by 5 has a hundreds digit that is 2 more than the tens digit. If the number is 43    times the sum of the digit , what is the number?  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thank you very much for answering my first question . It helps A lot. Thanks again </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #184643 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=JimboP1977><B>JimboP1977(311)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=JimboP1977><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=JimboP1977><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=184643\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> This is how I would tackle the problem:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The three digit number can be represent as <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=100x%2B10y%2Bz ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"100x%2B10y%2Bz\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > where 100x is the hundreds, 10y is the tens and z is the units.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We know that <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=100x%2B10y%2Bz+=+43%28x%2By%2Bz%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"100x%2B10y%2Bz+=+43%28x%2By%2Bz%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. We know that the three digit number is divisible by 5 which means that z must be either 0 or 5.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We know that x-2 = y.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Lets assume that z = 0. Collect terms in the equation <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=100x%2B10y%2Bz+=+43%28x%2By%2Bz%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"100x%2B10y%2Bz+=+43%28x%2By%2Bz%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=100x%2B10y+=+43x%2B43y ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"100x%2B10y+=+43x%2B43y\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=57x-33y+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"57x-33y+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute x-2 in for y to give <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=57x-33%28x-2%29+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"57x-33%28x-2%29+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=57x-33x%2B66+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"57x-33x%2B66+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=24x%2B66+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"24x%2B66+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=+-66%2F24 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=+-66%2F24\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x must be an integer, so we know z must be 5.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Collect terms in the equation <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=100x%2B10y%2Bz+=+43%28x%2By%2Bz%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"100x%2B10y%2Bz+=+43%28x%2By%2Bz%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=100x%2B10y%2B5+=+43x%2B43y%2B215 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"100x%2B10y%2B5+=+43x%2B43y%2B215\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=57x-33y-210=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"57x-33y-210=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute x-2 in for y to give <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=57x-33%28x-2%29-210+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"57x-33%28x-2%29-210+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=57x-%2833x-66%29-210+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"57x-%2833x-66%29-210+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=24x%2B66-210+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"24x%2B66-210+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=24x+=+144 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"24x+=+144\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "S0 we know that the 3 digit number is 645.\r<BR>\n" );
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