SOLUTION: the sum of digits of two digit number is 5 . the digit obtained by increasing the digit in tens place by units 1/8 of the number . find the number

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Question 149378: the sum of digits of two digit number is 5 . the digit obtained by increasing the digit in tens place by units 1/8 of the number . find the number
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the sum of digits of two digit number is 5 . the digit obtained by increasing the digit in tens place by units 1/8 of the number . find the number
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EQUATIONS:
Let the number be 10t + u where t is the tens digit and u is the units digit.
t + u = 5
The statement for the 2nd equation is garbled.
Cheers,
Stan H.