QuestionFind a two-digit number where the unit's digit is 1 more than the ten's digit and equals 4 times the sum of its digits. Choices: (a) 14 (b) 15 (c) 12 (d) 17 (e) None.
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STEP 1
Assumptions1. The unit's digit in the two-digit number is greater than the ten's digit by1. . The number equals four times the sum of its digits.
STEP 2
Let's denote the ten's digit as and the unit's digit as . According to the problem, we have the following two equations1.
2.
STEP 3
Substitute into the second equation, we get
STEP 4
implify the equation
STEP 5
Subtract from both sides of the equation
STEP 6
Subtract1 from both sides of the equation
STEP 7
Divide both sides of the equation by3
STEP 8
Substitute into the first equation
STEP 9
So the two-digit number is .
So the number is12. The correct answer is (c)12.
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