SOLUTION: the sum of the digits of a three digit number is 12. The tens digits is three less than the hundreds digit and the units digit is three times the hundreds digit, find the number

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Question 1008616: the sum of the digits of a three digit number is 12. The tens digits is three less than the hundreds digit and the units digit is three times the hundreds digit, find the number
Answer by josgarithmetic(39616) About Me  (Show Source):
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Number is 100h%2B10t%2Bu.

This is the description formed into a system of equations:
system%28h%2Bt%2Bu=12%2Ct=h-3%2Cu=3h%29