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One of the two digits of a two digit number is three times the other digit. If you interchange the digits of this two-digit number and add the resulting number to the original number, you get 88. What is the original number? |
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Answer» Let the digits be X and 3x One's DIGIT =x Ten digit=10(3x) =30x =x+30x Original number=31x Interchange the digits One's digit=3x Ten's digit=10(x) =10x =3x+10x New number=13x 31x+13x=88 44x=88 x=2 _____________________________ One's digit=2 Ten's digit=2(3)=6 Thus, The number is 26 or 62 ___________________________ |
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