document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=319772>Question 319772</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A two Digit number is three less than seven times the sum of its digits if the digits are reversed, the new number is  18 less than the original number what is the original number? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #229015 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=229015\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let the number be xy<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x in tens place <BR>\n" );
document.write( "y in units place<BR>\n" );
document.write( "..<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10x+y=7(x+y)-3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10x+y=7x+7y-3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x-6y=-3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-2y=-1.............. equation 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "..<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10y+x= 10x+y-18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9y-9x=-18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y-x=-2 ..............equation 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "..<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Add equation 1 & 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-2y+y-x=-1-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-y=-3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "..<BR>\n" );
document.write( "plug the value of y in equation 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3-x=-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-x=-5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the number is 53 </SPAN>\n" );
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