document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=552529>Question 552529</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The unit digit of a two-digit number is one less than three times the tens digit. The sum of the digits is 11. Find the number </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let the number be 10t+u<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "u = 3t-1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The sum of the digits is 11. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "u + t = 11<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find the number<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Substitute for \"u\" and solve for \"t\":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3t-1+t = 11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4t = 12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = 3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve for \"u\":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "u = 3t-1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "u = 3*3-1 = 8<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Ans: The number is 10t+u = 38<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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