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Question Number 173332 by pete last updated on 09/Jul/22

A shop keeper gave a bill to a customer.  The bill was in two digits but was mistakenly  interchanged thereby undercharging the  customer by $45.00. If the sum of the digits is   9, find the actual value of the bill.

$$\mathrm{A}\:\mathrm{shop}\:\mathrm{keeper}\:\mathrm{gave}\:\mathrm{a}\:\mathrm{bill}\:\mathrm{to}\:\mathrm{a}\:\mathrm{customer}. \\ $$$$\mathrm{The}\:\mathrm{bill}\:\mathrm{was}\:\mathrm{in}\:\mathrm{two}\:\mathrm{digits}\:\mathrm{but}\:\mathrm{was}\:\mathrm{mistakenly} \\ $$$$\mathrm{interchanged}\:\mathrm{thereby}\:\mathrm{undercharging}\:\mathrm{the} \\ $$$$\mathrm{customer}\:\mathrm{by}\:\$\mathrm{45}.\mathrm{00}.\:\mathrm{If}\:\mathrm{the}\:\mathrm{sum}\:\mathrm{of}\:\mathrm{the}\:\mathrm{digits}\:\mathrm{is}\: \\ $$$$\mathrm{9},\:\mathrm{find}\:\mathrm{the}\:\mathrm{actual}\:\mathrm{value}\:\mathrm{of}\:\mathrm{the}\:\mathrm{bill}. \\ $$

Answered by Rasheed.Sindhi last updated on 09/Jul/22

•(10t+u)_(Correct) −(10u+t)_(Mistaken) =45                                               ⇒9t−9u=45  •u+t=9⇒u=9−t  9t−9(9−t)=45  18t−81=45  t=(45+81)/18=126/18=7  u=9−t=9−7=2  Original 72  Mistakenly 27

$$\bullet\underset{{Correct}} {\underbrace{\left(\mathrm{10}{t}+{u}\right)}}−\underset{{Mistaken}} {\underbrace{\left(\mathrm{10}{u}+{t}\right)}}=\mathrm{45} \\ $$$$\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\Rightarrow\mathrm{9}{t}−\mathrm{9}{u}=\mathrm{45} \\ $$$$\bullet{u}+{t}=\mathrm{9}\Rightarrow{u}=\mathrm{9}−{t} \\ $$$$\mathrm{9}{t}−\mathrm{9}\left(\mathrm{9}−{t}\right)=\mathrm{45} \\ $$$$\mathrm{18}{t}−\mathrm{81}=\mathrm{45} \\ $$$${t}=\left(\mathrm{45}+\mathrm{81}\right)/\mathrm{18}=\mathrm{126}/\mathrm{18}=\mathrm{7} \\ $$$${u}=\mathrm{9}−{t}=\mathrm{9}−\mathrm{7}=\mathrm{2} \\ $$$${Original}\:\mathrm{72} \\ $$$${Mistakenly}\:\mathrm{27} \\ $$

Commented by pete last updated on 09/Jul/22

wow, you are wonderfu sir. Thank you

$$\mathrm{wow},\:\mathrm{you}\:\mathrm{are}\:\mathrm{wonderfu}\:\mathrm{sir}.\:\mathrm{Thank}\:\mathrm{you} \\ $$

Commented by peter frank last updated on 09/Jul/22

thank you

$$\mathrm{thank}\:\mathrm{you} \\ $$

Commented by Tawa11 last updated on 11/Jul/22

Great sir

$$\mathrm{Great}\:\mathrm{sir} \\ $$

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