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    Default A number problem!

    Inspired by Lillypink I thought i'd add a number problem before i go to bed.

    I'm a four-digit number! My 2nd digit is twice greater than my 3rd. The sum of all my digits is thrice greater than my last digit! The product of my 3rd and 4th digits is 12 times greater than the ratio of my 2nd to 3rd. What am I?

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    I remember seeing this in a math forum:

    I'm a four-digit number!
    a b c d

    My 2nd digit is twice greater than my 3rd.
    b = 2c
    c = .5b

    The sum of all my digits is thrice greater than my last digit!
    a + b + c + d = 3d

    The product of my 3rd and 4th digits is 12 times greater than the ratio of my 2nd to 3rd.
    c*d = 12(b/c)
    multiply both sides by c
    c^2d = 12b
    replace c with .5b
    (.5b)^2d = 12b
    .25^b^2d = 12b
    multiply both sides by 4

    b^2d = 48b
    Divide both sides by b
    bd = 48
    Let's try: b=6, d=8, only pair of single digit factors
    then
    c = .5(6)
    c = 3

    a + b + c + d = 3d
    a + 6 + 3 + 8 = 3(8)
    a + 17 = 24
    a = 24 - 17
    a = 7

    The number: 7638
    Last edited by Gluttony; 10-28-2011 at 02:16 AM.

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    Wow.... Wasn't expecting someone to solve this so quickly and thoroughly too...

    I better come up with more....
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    Quote Originally Posted by Gluttony View Post
    I remember seeing this in a math forum:

    I'm a four-digit number!
    a b c d

    My 2nd digit is twice greater than my 3rd.
    b = 2c
    c = .5b

    The sum of all my digits is thrice greater than my last digit!
    a + b + c + d = 3d

    The product of my 3rd and 4th digits is 12 times greater than the ratio of my 2nd to 3rd.
    c*d = 12(b/c)
    multiply both sides by c
    c^2d = 12b
    replace c with .5b
    (.5b)^2d = 12b
    .25^b^2d = 12b
    multiply both sides by 4

    b^2d = 48b
    Divide both sides by b
    bd = 48
    Let's try: b=6, d=8, only pair of single digit factors
    then
    c = .5(6)
    c = 3

    a + b + c + d = 3d
    a + 6 + 3 + 8 = 3(8)
    a + 17 = 24
    a = 24 - 17
    a = 7

    The number: 7638
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    7 minutes and solves, dang
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    Quote Originally Posted by Gluttony View Post
    I remember seeing this in a math forum:

    I'm a four-digit number!
    a b c d

    My 2nd digit is twice greater than my 3rd.
    b = 2c
    c = .5b

    The sum of all my digits is thrice greater than my last digit!
    a + b + c + d = 3d

    The product of my 3rd and 4th digits is 12 times greater than the ratio of my 2nd to 3rd.
    c*d = 12(b/c)
    multiply both sides by c
    c^2d = 12b
    replace c with .5b
    (.5b)^2d = 12b
    .25^b^2d = 12b
    multiply both sides by 4

    b^2d = 48b
    Divide both sides by b
    bd = 48
    Let's try: b=6, d=8, only pair of single digit factors
    then
    c = .5(6)
    c = 3

    a + b + c + d = 3d
    a + 6 + 3 + 8 = 3(8)
    a + 17 = 24
    a = 24 - 17
    a = 7

    The number: 7638
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    Quote Originally Posted by Gluttony:464191
    I remember seeing this in a math forum:

    I'm a four-digit number!
    a b c d

    My 2nd digit is twice greater than my 3rd.
    b = 2c
    c = .5b

    The sum of all my digits is thrice greater than my last digit!
    a + b + c + d = 3d

    The product of my 3rd and 4th digits is 12 times greater than the ratio of my 2nd to 3rd.
    c*d = 12(b/c)
    multiply both sides by c
    c^2d = 12b
    replace c with .5b
    (.5b)^2d = 12b
    .25^b^2d = 12b
    multiply both sides by 4

    b^2d = 48b
    Divide both sides by b
    bd = 48
    Let's try: b=6, d=8, only pair of single digit factors
    then
    c = .5(6)
    c = 3

    a + b + c + d = 3d
    a + 6 + 3 + 8 = 3(8)
    a + 17 = 24
    a = 24 - 17
    a = 7

    The number: 7638

    I remember doing this problem in 8th grade for extra credit lol.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Fortress View Post
    o_O
    Omg. I hate math.

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