(reversed no.) = (original no.) + (20% of original no.) 10u+t = 10t+u + .20(10t+u) 10u + t = 10t + u + 2t + .2u Multiply through by 10 100u + 10t = 100t + 10u + 20t + 2u 100u + 10t = 120t + 12u 88u = 110t u =t u = t = The only possibility is for the units digit, u, to be 5, and the tens digit, t, to be 4. Therefore the number is 45. The the digits of 45 are reversed, you get 54, an increase of 9. And 9 is 20% of 45. Edwin