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document.write( "my hundreds digit is 2 more than my ones digit and my tens digit is 1 less than my hundreds digit. what numbers can i be? \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #399777 by Edwin McCravy(20060)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! my hundreds digit is 2 more than my ones digit and my tens digit is 1 less than my hundreds digit. what numbers can i be? \n" ); document.write( " \r\n" ); document.write( "We have these two clauses:\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "(1) my hundreds digit is 2 more than my ones digit. \r\n" ); document.write( "(2) my tens digit is 1 less than my hundreds digit.\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "The words \"hundreds digit\" is the subject in (1), so rewrite (2) such\r\n" ); document.write( "that \"hundreds digit\" is the subject in it also, using \"more\" instead\r\n" ); document.write( "of \"less\":\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "(1) my hundreds digit is 2 more than my ones digit. \r\n" ); document.write( "(2) my hundreds digit is 1 more than my tens digit.\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "Then write it as one sentence, starting with (2) and we have:\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "\"My hundreds digit is 1 more than my tens digit and 2 more than my ones digit.\" \r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "That makes it easy to write all the possibilities:\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "210, 321, 432, 543, 654, 765, 876, and 987.\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "Edwin\n" ); document.write( " |