SOLUTION: Artie place a five at the right hand end of a three digit number that increase the value of the number by 3074 what was the original three digit number

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Question 1019774: Artie place a five at the right hand end of a three digit number that increase the value of the number by 3074 what was the original three digit number
Found 2 solutions by FrankM, josmiceli:
Answer by FrankM(1040) About Me  (Show Source):
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10X+5=X+3074
9X=3069
X=341
3415-341=3074

Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
By putting a +5+ at the right hand end, he not only
adds +5+ to the existing number, he turns the
existing number, +n+ into +10n+
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You are told that:
+10n+%2B+5+-+n+=+3074+
+9n+=+3069+
+n+=+341+
The original 3-digit number was 341
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check:
+3415+-+341+=+3074+
OK