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the sum of the digits of the two-digit number is 5. when the digits are reversed, the number increases by 27. Find the original number.​

User Shantal
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The answer is 14.

“The sum of the two digit number is 5”

1 + 4 = 5


“When the numbers are reversed the number increases by 27.”

14 reversed is 41.

41 - 14 = 27

So, the number is 14.
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The original number is 14
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