I am a three-digit number. My tens digit is three times my units digit, and my hundreds digit is two times my tens digit. What number am I?
631
Let the units digit be 1. The tens digit is 3 times 1 = 3. The hundreds digit is 2 times 3 = 6. Putting them together gives 631.
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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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