In a three digit number, the hundred digit is 2 more than the tens digit and the units digit is 2 less than the tens digit. If the sum of the digits is 24, find the number?	Answers:  A) 1086  B) 1068  C) 1025  D) 1021  E) 1025
1086   1086   Let the three digit numbers be 100a + 10b + c   a = b + 2   c = b - 2   a + b + c = 3b = 24 =&gt; b = 8   So a = 10 and b = 6   Hence the three digit number is: 1086
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In a three digit number, the hundred digit is 2 more than the tens digit and the units digit is 2 less than the tens digit. If the sum of the digits is 24, find the number?