I am a four-digit number. My first digit is one-third of my last digit. My middle two digits are identical and equal to the sum of the first and last digits. What number am I?
2886
First digit = 2, last digit = 6 (since 2 is 1/3 of 6). Middle digits = 2 + 6 = 8. Thus, 2886.
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