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Question Number 18465 by chernoaguero@gmail.com last updated on 22/Jul/17

The sum of the digits of a two digit

number is 5 and their difference is 3 .

Find the number .

Answered by ajfour last updated on 22/Jul/17

let smaller digit = x

larger = x + 3

sum = 2 x + 3 = 5

\Rightarrow x = 1, x + 3 = 4 .

Numbers are 14 and 41 .

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