Find a four-digit number where the first digit is one-fourth of the last digit, the second digit is six times the first digit, and the third digit is the second digit minus one.
1654
First digit = 1. Last digit = 4 (since 1 * 4 = 4). Second digit = 6 * 1 = 6. Third digit = 6 - 1 = 5. Putting them together gives 1654.
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