document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=352563>Question 352563</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The units digit of a two- digit number is one less than 3 times the tens digit. The sum of the digits is 11. Find the number </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #251936 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=251936\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let ten's digit be x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and unit's digit be y<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the number = 10x+y<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y=3x-1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y-3x=-1...................1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+y =11..................2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "multiply equation1 by -1 and add to 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-y+3x=1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+y=11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x= 12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+y=11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so y =8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the number is 38\r<BR>\n" );
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