Reversing the digits of a two-digit number

Reversing the digits of a two-digit number

IP 1
7 marks

A two-digit number has tens digit \(a\) and ones digit \(b\).

  1. The sum of the digits is \(11\), and reversing the digits gives a number \(27\) greater. Form two equations and find the number.[3]
  2. Show that, for every two-digit number, the reversed number minus the original number is a multiple of \(9\).[2]
  3. Explain why no two-digit number increases by exactly \(30\) when its digits are reversed.[1]
  4. How many two-digit numbers increase by exactly \(27\) when their digits are reversed?[1]

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Answer:(a) \(47\) (b) the difference is \(9(b-a)\) (c) \(30\) is not a multiple of \(9\) (d) \(6\)

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