document.write( "Question 623176: The sum of the digits of a two-digir number is 12. If the digits are reversed, the new number is 18 more than the original number. Find the original number.
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The sum of the digits of a two-digir number is 12. If the digits are reversed, the new number is 18 more than the original number. Find the original number.
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\n" ); document.write( "let u=units digit
\n" ); document.write( "let t=tens digit
\n" ); document.write( "t+u=12
\n" ); document.write( "t=12-u
\n" ); document.write( "10t+u=original number
\n" ); document.write( "10u+t=new number
\n" ); document.write( "original number+18=new number
\n" ); document.write( "10t+u+18=10u+t
\n" ); document.write( "10(12-u)+u+18=10u+(12-u)
\n" ); document.write( "120-10u+u+18=10u+12-u
\n" ); document.write( "18u=126
\n" ); document.write( "u=7
\n" ); document.write( "t=12-7=5
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\n" ); document.write( "original number=57
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