Question

Question 2 (iii)
Form the pair of linear equations in the following problems, and find their solutions (if they exist) by the elimination method:
The sum of the digits of a two-digit number is 9. Also, nine times this number is twice the number obtained by reversing the order of the digits. Find the number.

Answer 1

Let the unit digit and tens digits of the number be x and y respectively.
Then, number = 10y + x
Number after reversing the digits = 10x + y
According to the question,
x + y = 9 ... (i)
9(10y + x) = 2(10x + y)
88y - 11x = 0
- x + 8y =0 ... (ii)
Adding equation (i) and (ii), we get
9y = 9
y = 1 ... (iii)
Putting the value in equation (i), we get
x = 8
Hence, the number is 10y + x = 10 $\times$ 1 + 8 = 18