document.write( "Question 399156: I am a home educator who is having trouble with a word problem using two variables-digit problems.
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document.write( "Find a three-digit number whose units digit is 3 times its hundreds digit and 2 times its tens digit, and the sum of whose digits is 11.
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document.write( "Do they mean that u=3(100h) and u is also equal to 2(10h)?
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document.write( "h+t+u=11\r
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document.write( "That's as far as I have gotten. Help! \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #282719 by Alan3354(69443)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! I am a home educator who is having trouble with a word problem using two variables-digit problems. \n" ); document.write( "Find a three-digit number whose units digit is 3 times its hundreds digit and 2 times its tens digit, and the sum of whose digits is 11. \n" ); document.write( "--------------- \n" ); document.write( "h + t + u = 11 \n" ); document.write( "u = 3h \n" ); document.write( "u = 2t \n" ); document.write( "--------- \n" ); document.write( "h = u/3 \n" ); document.write( "t = u/2 \n" ); document.write( "Sub for h & t \n" ); document.write( "u/3 + u/2 + u = 11 \n" ); document.write( "2u + 3u + 6u = 66 \n" ); document.write( "11u = 66 \n" ); document.write( "u = 6 \n" ); document.write( "--------- \n" ); document.write( "h = 2 \n" ); document.write( "t = 3 \n" ); document.write( "--> 236 \n" ); document.write( "-------------------\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Do they mean that u=3(100h) and u is also equal to 2(10h)? \n" ); document.write( "h+t+u=11 \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |