document.write( "Question 541828: The tens digit of a two-digit number is 1 more than four times the units digit. If the sum of the digits is 6, find the number \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #354327 by htmentor(1343)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let T = the ten's digit \n" ); document.write( "Let U = the unit's digit \n" ); document.write( "Given: ten's digit is 1 MORE than 4 TIMES the units digit -> T = 1 + 4U \n" ); document.write( "Given: sum of the digits is 6 -> T + U = 6 \n" ); document.write( "Substitute the value for T in the 1st equation and substitute in the 2nd: \n" ); document.write( "1 + 4U + U = 6 \n" ); document.write( "5U = 5 \n" ); document.write( "U = 1 \n" ); document.write( "So the ten's digit is 1 + 4*1 = 5 \n" ); document.write( "The number is 51 \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |