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The tens digit is 9 more than the ones digit

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This number should be 10.

The tens digit the the 1st number on a two-digit number. Because the highest number you can go without creating a hundredths place is a 9, and the question says the ones-place (the last digit), this has to make this number 0. If it were to be 1 or anything higher, it would have to create a hundredths place if the rule of the question were to be followed.

Example:
If ones-place were 1, then following rule: 1+9 = 10
Your number would end up being 101 instead of a tenths place number.

I hope that made some sense somewhere!
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