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Question 1164151: How to find the number? The units digit of a two-digit number is three more
than the tens digit.The number is equal to four times the sum of the digits. Find the number. (Hint: We can represent a two digit number as 10t+u.)
Found 4 solutions by Edwin McCravy, ikleyn, MathTherapy, greenestamps: Answer by Edwin McCravy(20060) (Show Source):
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Instead of doing your problem, here is another one EXACTLY like yours
in every way for you to use as a model in doing yours:
How to find the number? The units digit of a two-digit number is five more
than the tens digit. The number is equal to three times the sum of the
digits. Find the number.(Hint:we can represent a two digit number as 10t+u.)
t = tens digit
u = units digit
10t+u = the two-digit number
t+u = sum of digits
The units digit of a two-digit number is five more than the tens digit.
units digit = tens digit + 5
u = t + 5
u = t + 5
The number is equal to three times the sum of the digits.
The number = 3 times sum of digits
10t+u = 3 ∙ (t+u)
10t + u = 3(t + u)
Find the number.
Substitute t + 5 for u in
10t + u = 3(t + u)
10t + t + 5 = 3(t + t + 5)
11t + 5 = 3(2t + 5)
11t + 5 = 6t + 15
5t = 10
t = 2
Substitute 2 for t in
u = t + 5
u = 2 + 5
u = 7
The tens (first) digit is 2 and the units (second) digit is 7.
So the number is 27.
Now do your problem the exact same way.
Edwin
Answer by ikleyn(52847) (Show Source):
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how to find the number?the units digit of a two-digit number is three more than the tens digit.
The number is equal to four times the sum of the digits.Find the number.
(Hint:we can represent a two digit number as 10r+u.)
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Following to the hint, we write
N = 10r + u. (1)
We are given that
u = r+3 (2)
and
N = 4*(r + u). (3)
Replace N in the left side of (3) by 10r + u, according to (1).
10r + u = 4r + 4u. (4)
Replace "u" in both sides of (4) by (r+3), based on (2). You will get then
10r + (r+3) = 4r + 4*(r+3).
Simplfy and find "r"
10r + r + 3 = 4r + 4r + 12
11r + 3 = 8r + 12
11r - 8r = 12 - 3
3r = 9
r = 9/3 = 3.
Thus r = 3 and u = r+3 = 3+3 = 6.
Hence, the number is 10r+u = 10*3 + 6 = 36.
ANSWER. The number is 36.
Solved.
Answer by MathTherapy(10555) (Show Source):
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How to find the number? The units digit of a two-digit number is three more
than the tens digit.The number is equal to four times the sum of the digits. Find the number. (Hint: We can represent a two digit number as 10t+u.)
Let tens and units digits, be T and U, respectively
Then we get: U = T + 3 ------ eq (i)
Also, 
2T = T + 3 ------ Substituting 2T for U in eq (i)
2T - T = 3
T, or tens digit = 3
U = 3 + 3 ------ Substituting 3 for T in eq (i)
U, or units digit = 6
Answer by greenestamps(13203) (Show Source):
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Apparently, with the hint that is given, the problem is supposed to be solved using formal algebra. You have a couple of responses showing good examples of that.
But you can get good mental exercise (and learn a lot about solving math problems) by solving the problem quickly using logical reasoning and some simple mental arithmetic.
In this problem, we know the units digit is 3 more than the tens digit.
The only possible numbers are 14, 25, 36, 47, 58, and 69.
We know the number itself is a multiple of 4.
Using basic divisibility rules, it is easy to see that only one of the possible numbers -- 36 -- is divisible by 4.
ANSWER: The number is 36.
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