document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=273202>Question 273202</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> pls do this 4me: A TWO DIGIT NUMBERS TENTH PLACE DIGIT IS TWO TIMES GREATER THAN THE UNIT DIGIT. WHEN 8 IS SUBTRACTED FROM THAT NUMBER THE DIGIT BECOMES EQUAL, WHAT IS THAT NUMBER? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "A TWO DIGIT NUMBERS TENTH PLACE DIGIT IS TWO TIMES GREATER THAN THE UNIT DIGIT. WHEN 8 IS SUBTRACTED FROM THAT NUMBER THE DIGIT BECOMES EQUAL, WHAT IS THAT NUMBER?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let the number be 10t + u where t is the tens and u is the units digit.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Equations:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = 2u<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t-8=u<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute for \"t\" and solve for \"u\":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2u-8 = u<BR>\n" );
document.write( "u = 8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = 2u = 16  (the ten's digit cannot be 16).<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I know this is wrong.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "What do you mean when you say \"When 8 is subtracted from ?that? number<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the ?digit? becomes equal?  Equal to what?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Which number is \"that number\"?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Which \"digit\" becomes equal? and equal to what?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Are you posting the problem as it is written in your text?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You should.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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