<PRE><B>Question 1182202</B>
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Small correction to the post by @greenestamps:


&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;ANSWER: The number of &amp;nbsp;3-digit numbers with only two consecutive digits the same is &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;81 + 81 = 162.



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