SOLUTION: In a two-digit number the tens-digit is 2more than the units digits.If the digits interchangef the sum of new number and the original number is 88.Determine the original number

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Question 1058349: In a two-digit number the tens-digit is 2more than the units digits.If the digits interchangef the sum of new number and the original number is 88.Determine the original number
Answer by jorel555(1290) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let n be the units digit. Then the tens digit is n+2. So:
10(n+2)+n+10n+n+2=88
22n+22=88
22n=66
n=3
The original number is 53; the new number is 35. ☺☺☺☺