document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=764323>Question 764323</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If you place 1 before a number, the new number is 3 times as large as the original number. What is the original number? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #465353 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39620)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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=465353\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> This seems to be an open ended problem.  We are not given how many digits the original number.  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "ONE DIGIT, U<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Putting 1 in front, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2A10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2A10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2A10%2BU=3U ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2A10%2BU=3U\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=U=5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"U=5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > which seems to work.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "TWO DIGIT, TU<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Putting 1 in front, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2A100 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2A100\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2A100%2BT%2A10%2BU=3U ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2A100%2BT%2A10%2BU=3U\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "simplify to <BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=50=10T%2BU ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"50=10T%2BU\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, which when examined for the digits possible to satisfy, becomes <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=T=5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"T=5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=U=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"U=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=TU+=+50 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"TU+=+50\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is the only two digit number.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You can try similar process for three and more digit numbers. </SPAN>\n" );
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