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The result must hold for any three-digit number with hundreds digit being <math>2</math> more than the units digit. <math>301</math> is such a number. Evaluating, we get <math>301-103=198</math>. Thus, the units digit in the final result is <math>\textbf{(E)}\ 8</math>
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The result must hold for any three-digit number with hundreds digit being <math>2</math> more than the units digit. <math>301</math> is such a number. Evaluating, we get <math>301-103=198</math>. Thus, the units digit in the final result is <math>\boxed{\textbf{(E)}\ 8}</math>
  
 
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Problem

The hundreds digit of a three-digit number is $2$ more than the units digit. The digits of the three-digit number are reversed, and the result is subtracted from the original three-digit number. What is the units digit of the result?

$\textbf{(A)}\ 0 \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 2\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 4\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 6\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 8$

Solution 1

Let the hundreds, tens, and units digits of the original three-digit number be $a$, $b$, and $c$, respectively. We are given that $a=c+2$. The original three-digit number is equal to $100a+10b+c = 100(c+2)+10b+c = 101c+10b+200$. The hundreds, tens, and units digits of the reversed three-digit number are $c$, $b$, and $a$, respectively. This number is equal to $100c+10b+a = 100c+10b+(c+2) = 101c+10b+2$. Subtracting this expression from the expression for the original number, we get $(101c+10b+200) - (101c+10b+2) = 198$. Thus, the units digit in the final result is $\textbf{(E)}\ 8$

Solution 2

The result must hold for any three-digit number with hundreds digit being $2$ more than the units digit. $301$ is such a number. Evaluating, we get $301-103=198$. Thus, the units digit in the final result is $\boxed{\textbf{(E)}\ 8}$

See Also

2010 AMC 8 (ProblemsAnswer KeyResources)
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Problem 21
Followed by
Problem 23
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