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put this solution on YOUR website!Let the tens digit be A, the ones digit be B.
The number is then
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"The product of the two-digit number and its tens digit is 54."
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"the sum of the digits when added to the number gives a result of 36"
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From eq. 2,
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Subsitute this value into eq. 1 and solve for A.
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A negative value for A wouldn't make sense for this problem.
We'll only use the positive value.
From eq. 2,
The two digit number is 27.
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Check your answer.
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"The product of the two-digit number and its tens digit is 54."
"the sum of the digits when added to the number gives a result of 36"
Both statements are true.
It's a good answer.
