SOLUTION: The sum of the digits of a two digit number is ten. The original number is two more than five times the units digit. Find this number.

Question 715216: The sum of the digits of a two digit number is ten. The original number is two more than five times the units digit. Find this number.
Answer by KMST(5328) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
= tens digit
= units digit
The value of the number is

"The sum of the digits of a two digit number is ten" translates as

"The original number is two more than five times the units digit" translates as
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We need to solve the system
we can solve the first equation for and substitute the expression found for in the second equation to find
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Now we substitute that value into one of the equations to find :
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The number is
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