SOLUTION: Please help solve this word problem: The tens digit is six less than the units digit of a two-digit number. When the digits are reversed, the sum of the original number and t

Question 1054847: Please help solve this word problem:
The tens digit is six less than the units digit of a two-digit number. When the digits are reversed, the sum of the original number and the new number is 132. What is the original number?

Thank you for your help.
Anna Hill
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The tens digit is six less than the units digit of a two-digit number. When the digits are reversed, the sum of the original number and the new number is 132. What is the original number?
----------------
Doing that gives a result that is 11 times the sum of the 2 digits.
132/11 = 12, the sum
-----
U - T = 6
U + T = 12
------------- Add

RELATED QUESTIONS
Please help me solve this word problem leading to quadractic The sum of the digits of a... (answered by ankor@dixie-net.com)

A certain two digit number has a value that is eight less than five times the sum of it's (answered by lwsshak3,mathstutor458)

A two digit number is two less than six timers the sum of its digits. The tens digit is... (answered by Paul)

Please help me solve this word problem: My tens digit is 4 less than thousand digit is... (answered by Edwin McCravy)

please help me determine the equation and solution to this word problem. Twice the... (answered by jim_thompson5910,mangopeeler07)

The tens digit of a two-digit number is 2 less than twice the units digit. The number is... (answered by Nate,stanbon)

the tens digit of certain two digit number exceeds the units digit by 4 and is 1 less... (answered by mananth,MathTherapy)

pls. help me solve this problem... thank you... problem 1. Three times the tens digit (answered by mananth)

Please help me out. The sum of the digits of a two-digit number is 14. The tens digit is (answered by ikleyn)