I am a four-digit number. My thousands digit is 4, my units digit is 1, and the middle two digits are consecutive numbers whose sum is 7. What am I?
4341
The thousands digit is 4 and units is 1. The middle two digits must be consecutive and sum to 7, which means they are 3 and 4 (3+4=7). Putting them together gives 4341.
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Math riddles hide a calculation inside a short story. Pull out the numbers, work out what is being asked, and watch for a trick such as a unit change.
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