SOLUTION: One number is 10 times as large as another, and their difference is 81. Find the numbers. If x represents the smaller number, then the larger number is

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Question 410120: One number is 10 times as large as another, and their difference is 81. Find the numbers.
If x represents the smaller number, then the larger number is

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Hi

One number is 10 times as large as another

Let x and 10x represent the numbers

Question states***

 10x - x = 81

Solving for x

     9x  = 81

      x = 9  The numbers are 9 and 90.



CHECKING our Answer***

   90 - 9 = 81