SOLUTION: The sum of the digits of a two-digit number is 9. If the digits are reversed, the new number is 27 less than the original. Find the original number.

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Question 804802: The sum of the digits of a two-digit number is 9. If the digits are reversed, the new number is 27 less than the original. Find the original number.
Answer by tommyt3rd(5050) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
don't need algebra...
81 is too great
72 as well...so...
63-36=27