SOLUTION: how many two digit numbers with their tens digit greater than their unit digit,have the sum of their digits equal to twice their differrence?

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Question 840588: how many two digit numbers with their tens digit greater than their unit digit,have the sum of their digits equal to twice their differrence?
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20054) About Me  (Show Source):
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tens digit greater than their unit digit
t>u
the sum of their digits equal to twice their difference
t+u = 2(t-u)
t+u = 2t-2u
 3u = t 
So the system is:

system%28t+%3E+u%2C3u+=+t%29

Since 1 ≦ t ≦ 9

      1 ≦ 3u ≦ 9
     1/3 ≦ u ≦ 3
       1 ≦ u ≦ 3

So u = 1, 2 or 3

If u = 1, then t = 3u = 3(1) = 3, so the number is 31
If u = 2, then t = 3u = 3(2) = 6, so the number is 62
If u = 3, then t = 3u = 3(3) = 9, so the number is 93

So there are three solutions: 31, 62, and 93

Edwin