I am a number greater than 99 and less than 1,000. Two of my digits that aren't next to each other are the same. My tens digit could not be greater and it is 1 more than my hundreds digit. What number am I?

Here's a start:

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What do you think the number is?

898

To find the number that satisfies these conditions, we can break down the information provided:

1. The number is greater than 99 and less than 1,000: This means it could be any three-digit number.

2. Two of the digits that aren't next to each other are the same: This indicates that the repeated digit cannot be the hundreds digit.

3. The tens digit is 1 more than the hundreds digit and cannot be greater: This implies that the hundreds digit must be at least 1, and the tens digit must be either equal to or 1 more than the hundreds digit.

Now, let's systematically find the number. Starting from the lowest possible hundreds digit (1) and incrementing, we can check the options for the tens digit:

For the hundreds digit as 1:
- The only remaining option for the tens digit is 2, which satisfies the condition that it is 1 more than the hundreds digit.
- For the units digit, any number from 0-9 is valid since it could be the repeated digit.

Therefore, one possible number is 120.

However, we need to consider other options as well.

For the hundreds digit as 2:
- The tens digit can be either 2 or 3 to satisfy the condition that it is 1 more than the hundreds digit.
- Again, for the units digit, any number from 0-9 is valid.

Possible numbers with the hundreds digit as 2 are: 210, 220, 230, 240, 250, 260, 270, 280, 290.

For the hundreds digit as 3:
- The tens digit can be either 3 or 4 to satisfy the condition that it is 1 more than the hundreds digit.
- The units digit can be any number from 0-9.

Possible numbers with the hundreds digit as 3 are: 321, 331, 341, 351, 361, 371, 381, 391.

So, the possible numbers that satisfy all the given conditions are: 120, 210, 220, 230, 240, 250, 260, 270, 280, 290, 321, 331, 341, 351, 361, 371, 381, 391.

Therefore, you could be any one of these numbers.