document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=549900>Question 549900</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The sum of the digits of a two-digit number is 14. The first digit is 4 less than twice the second digit. What is 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 #358181 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=prateekagrawal><B>prateekagrawal(56)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-08.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=prateekagrawal><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=358181\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> here let the number be xy.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then x+y=14 --------(1)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=2y-4 -------------(2) (first digit is 4 less than twice the second digit)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so, from (2) put the value of x in (1):<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2y-4 + y= 14<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3y -4=14<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3y=18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so, x+6=14<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so, x= 8<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so, number is 86. </SPAN>\n" );
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