A number consisting of two digits is four times the sum of its digits ...
Given information:
- A two-digit number
- Four times the sum of its digits
- If 27 is added to it, the digits are reversed
Let's assume the number to be xy, where x and y are the digits of the number.
Four times the sum of its digits:
- 4(x+y)
Adding 27 to the number:
- xy + 27
The digits are reversed:
- 10y + x
Equating the two expressions for the same number:
- 4(x+y) = 10y + x - 27
Simplifying the equation:
- 3x - 6y = -27
- x - 2y = -9
As x and y are digits, x can be 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 or 9 and y can be 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 or 9.
Checking each value of x and y, we get:
- x = 3 and y = 6
- 4(x+y) = 36 and xy = 36 - 27 = 9
- The number is 36
Therefore, the answer is option C) 36.
A number consisting of two digits is four times the sum of its digits ...