SOLUTION: The sum of the digits in a two digit numeral is 8. If the order of the digits is reversed, the result is 18 more than the original number. Find the original number.
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Question 859630: The sum of the digits in a two digit numeral is 8. If the order of the digits is reversed, the result is 18 more than the original number. Find the original number.
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Let 
represent the 10s digit and 
represent the 1s digit. We can then represent the original number by 
and we can represent the number with the digits reversed by 
. We know the following facts:
and
Simplifying the second equation above yields:
Solve the 2X2 system:
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