document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=730791>Question 730791</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The sum of the digits of a three-digit number is 15. The ones digit is one less than the tens digit. The hundreds digit is two less than the tens digit. What is the number. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #446856 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=lwsshak3><B>lwsshak3(11628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=lwsshak3><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=446856\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The sum of the digits of a three-digit number is 15. The ones digit is one less than the tens digit. The hundreds digit is two less than the tens digit. What is the number.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "***<BR>\n" );
document.write( "let u=units digit<BR>\n" );
document.write( "let t=tens digit<BR>\n" );
document.write( "let h=hundreds digit<BR>\n" );
document.write( "..<BR>\n" );
document.write( "u=t-1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "h=t-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "u+t+h=15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t-1+t+t-2=15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3t=18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t=6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "h=t-2=4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "u=t-1=5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "number:100h++10t+u=400+60+5=465<BR>\n" );
document.write( " </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</TD></TR></TABLE>\n" );