I have three digits. All of my digits are odd. My hundreds digit is greater than my tens digit, and my tens digit is greater than my units digit. My digits add up to 17. What number am I?
953
The only descending odd digits that sum to 17 are 9, 5, and 3 (9 + 5 + 3 = 17, and 9 > 5 > 3).
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