Answer:
24
Step-by-step explanation:
6x4=24 and 8x3=24
The conditions are needed to be able to answer the question
Let the original 2-digit number be xy.
Because 5 times the sum of the digits is 13 less than the number, therefore
5(x + y) = 10x + y - 13
5x + 5y = 10x + y - 13
-5x + 4y = - 13 (1)
The number with reversed digits is yx.
Because 4 times the sum of the digits is 21 less than the reversed 2-digit number, therefore
4(x + y) = 10y + x - 21
4x + 4y = 10y + x - 21
3x - 6y = -21
x - 2y = -7
x = 2y - 7 (2)
Substitute (2) into (1).
-5(2y - 7) + 4y = -13
-10y + 35 + 4y = -13
-6y = -48
y = 8
From (3), obtain
x = 2*8 - 7 = 9
Answers:
The original 2-digit number is 98
The reversed 2-digit number is 89
The difference between the original and the reversed 2-digit numbers is
98 - 89 = 9
