SOLUTION: Use a system of two equations in two variables to solve the problem. A two digit number is 4 times the sum of its digits. The difference of the digits is 4. What is the number? I

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Question 780519: Use a system of two equations in two variables to solve the problem.
A two digit number is 4 times the sum of its digits. The difference of the digits is 4. What is the number?
I know the answer is 32, using the numbers 4&8, but I'm not clear on how to show my work.

Answer by MathTherapy(10556)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Use a system of two equations in two variables to solve the problem.
A two digit number is 4 times the sum of its digits. The difference of the digits is 4. What is the number?
I know the answer is 32, using the numbers 4&8, but I'm not clear on how to show my work.

The answer is 32? How did you get the answer as being 32? FYI, it's not!!

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