SOLUTION: The sum of two digit even number is 9. Then tens digit is three less than the ones digit. What is the number?

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Question 1092663: The sum of two digit even number is 9. Then tens digit is three less than the ones digit. What is the number?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let the number be AB.
You know that
A%2BB=9
A=B-3
Substituting,
%28B-3%29%2BB=9
2B=12
Solve for B then use either equation to solve for A.