Originally posted by Pegasus at 2005-3-15 21:32: For a three-digit number , the sum of the hundreds digit is 12 . When these two digits are interchanged , the value of the number decreases by 594 . If the tens digit is 5 , find orginal number . ... 很簡單哩... Let x and y be the hundreds and units digits respectively. x+y=12 --- (1) (100x+50+y)-(100y+50+x)=594 --- (2) Rearrange (2), 100x+50+y-100y-50-x-594=0 99x-99y-594=0 --- (2)' From (1), y=12-x --- (3) Substitue (3) into (2)', 99x-99(12-x)-594=0 99x-1188+99x-594=0 198x=1782 x=9 Substitue x=9 into (3), y=12-9=3 Therefore, The original number is 953. [ Last edited by oscar on 2005-3-16 at 05:57 PM ] |