document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=853708>Question 853708</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The units digit of a two-digit number is 1 less than 3 times the tens digit. if the digits are reversed , the new number is 45 more than the original number. find the number . \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "what i have so far \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "U= 3X-1    (u being unit , x being tens) <BR>\n" );
document.write( "10x+ U = 10u+x -45 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "plugged everything and answer came out decimals.  which isn't on the answer sheet lol . i probably did some wrong math somewhere down the line.  help me out .  Thx </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #514201 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39618)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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=514201\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> \"IF THE DIGITS ARE REVERSED\"....  This means, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=10%2AU%2B1%2AX ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"10%2AU%2B1%2AX\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Forty five more than the original number:  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=10U%2BX=45%2B%2810X%2BU%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"10U%2BX=45%2B%2810X%2BU%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Also, stay with one case level or the other.  Do not mix them for the same expression or the same number.  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=M%3C%3Em ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"M%3C%3Em\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >; <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=D%3C%3Ed ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"D%3C%3Ed\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >,...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "... otherwise, your first two steps seem good so far.  I think your second step was going off-track.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=U=3X-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"U=3X-1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=10U%2BX=45%2B10X%2BU ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"10U%2BX=45%2B10X%2BU\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=10U-U%2BX-10X=45 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"10U-U%2BX-10X=45\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=9U-9X=45 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"9U-9X=45\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=9%28U-X%29=5%2A9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"9%28U-X%29=5%2A9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=U-X=5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"U-X=5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute using the U equation ...<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3X-X-1=5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3X-X-1=5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2X-1=5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2X-1=5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2X=6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2X=6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=X=3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"X=3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >----------result<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=U=3%2A3-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"U=3%2A3-1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=U=9-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"U=9-1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=U=8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"U=8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >----------result<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "ORIGINAL NUMBER = 83. </SPAN>\n" );
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