SOLUTION: The sum of the digits of a two-digit number is 8. When the digits are reversed, the number increases by 36. Find the original number.

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Question 1073088: The sum of the digits of a two-digit number is 8. When the digits are reversed, the number increases by 36. Find the original number.
Answer by ikleyn(52814) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
.
See the lesson
    - Word problems on reversing digits of numbers, Problem 1
in this site.

This solved problem is your sample/prototype.
Read the solution attentively and then solve your problem substituting your data.
In this way you will learn how to solve such problems once and for all.


Also,  you have this free of charge online textbook in ALGEBRA-I in this site
    - ALGEBRA-I - YOUR ONLINE TEXTBOOK.

The referred lessons are the part of this online textbook under the topic
"Miscellaneous word problems".