Problema Solution
The digits of a four place number are such that the hundred's digit is one more than four times the ten's digit; the ten's digit is half of the thousand's digit; and the one's digit is two less than the thousand's digit. If the thousand's and hundred's digits are interchanged, the resulting number is 2700 more than the original. What is the number?
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let
a3 = bet the thousand's digit
a2 = bet the hundred's digit
a1 = bet the ten's digit
a0 = bet the one's digit
thus the original number can be written as a3*10^3 + a2*10^2 + a1*10 + a0
the hundred's digit is one more than four times the ten's digit
a2 = 1 + 4a1
the ten's digit is half of the thousand's digit
a1 = a3/2
and the one's digit is two less than the thousand's digit
a0 = a3 - 2
if the thousand's and hundred's digits are interchanged, the resulting number is 2700 more than the original
a2*10^3 + a3*10^2 + a1*10 + a0 = 2700 + a3*10^3 + a2*10^2 + a1*10 + a0
a2*10^3 + a3*10^2 = 2700 + a3*10^3 + a2*10^2
900(a2 - a3) = 2700
a2 - a3 = 3
by solving the system of equations
a2=1+4*a1
a1=a3/2
a0=a3-2
a2-a3=3
we have
a2 = 1 + 4a1
a1 = a3/2 => a3 = 2a1
a0 = a3 - 2 => a0 = 2a1 - 2
a2 - a3 = 3 => 1 + 4a1 - 2a1 = 3 => a1 = 1
a1 = 1
a2 = 1 +4a1 = 1 + 4 = 5
a2 = 5
a3 = 2a1 = 2
a3 = 2
a0 = 2a1 - 2 = 0
a0 = 0
2*10^2 + 5*10^2 + 1*10 + 0 = 2510
indeed 5210 = 2510 + 2700
the original number is 2510.