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A 3-digit number is such that the units' digit, the tens' digit and the hundreds' digit are in the ratio 1:2:3. The sum of this number and the number obtained by writing its digits in reverse order is 1332. Find the number.
123
246
963
414
963
Since the ratio of digits is 1:2:3, the digits are k,2k,3k. For a 3-digit number, k must be 1, so the number is 123, 246, 369, etc. Check sum: 123+321=444юАа=1332. Check 246+642=888юАа=1332. Check 369+963=1332!
Ratio of units', tens', and hundreds' digits = 1 : 2 : 3, and Sum of the number and its reverse = 1332
100x+10y+z+100z+10y+x=1332
Since the ratio of digits is 1:2:3, the digits are k,2k,3k. For a 3-digit number, k must be 1, so the number is 123, 246, 369, etc. Check sum: 123+321=444юАа=1332. Check 246+642=888юАа=1332. Check 369+963=1332!
Students often assume the ratio 1:2:3 directly means the number is 123 without checking the reverse sum condition, or confuse the order of digits in the reverse sum.
Step 1: Express digits in terms of a variable k
Given that the units', tens', and hundreds' digits are in the ratio 1:2:3, we can let the digits be: Units =k, Tens =2k, Hundreds =3k.
Digits=(3k,2k,k)
Step 2: Formulate the number and its reverse
The 3-digit number is N=100(3k)+10(2k)+k=321k. The number with digits in reverse order is NтА▓=100(k)+10(2k)+3k=123k.
N=321k,NтА▓=123k
Step 3: Set up the sum equation
The sum of the number and its reverse is given as 1332. Therefore: 321k+123k=1332
444k=1332
Step 4: Solve for k and find the number
Dividing both sides by 444, we get k=4441332тАЛ=3. Substituting k=3, the hundreds' digit is 3(3)=9, the tens' digit is 2(3)=6, and the units' digit is 1(3)=3.
k=3тЯ╣Number=963
C is correct because the number is 963, where digits are in ratio 9:6:3=3:2:1 (units:tens:hundreds = 1:2:3), and the sum 963+369=1332.
Questions involving digit reversals can be quickly solved using the property that the sum of a 3-digit number abc and its reverse cba is always 101(a+c)+20b.