I am a three-digit number. All of my digits are odd, all of my digits are different, and my digits add up to 13. What am I?
139
The odd single digits are 1, 3, 5, 7, 9. The combination of three distinct odd digits that sum to 13 is 1 + 3 + 9 = 13.
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