document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=321399>Question 321399</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A two-digit number has a tens digit 1 greater than the units digit. The sum of the number and the number formed by reversing the digits is 77. Find the number.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Is it 10(x + 1) + x + 10(x) + x + 1 = 77: How is it written? Thank you. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #230244 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><B>scott8148(6628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><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=scott8148><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=230244\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the number is 10t + u\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "t = u + 1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "10t + u + 10u + t = 77 ___ 11t + 11u = 77 ___ t + u = 7\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "substituting ___ (u + 1) + u = 7 ___ u = 3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "substituting ___ t = (3) + 1 = 4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the number is 43 </SPAN>\n" );
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