The sum of the digits of a two-digit number is 9. Also, nine times this number is twice the number obtained by reversing the order of the digits. Find the number.
Let the digits at units and tens place of the given number be $x$ and $y$ respectively. Thus, the number is $10 y+x$.
The sum of the two digits of the number is 9 . Thus, we have $x+y=9$
After interchanging the digits, the number becomes $10 x+y$.
Also, 9 times the number is equal to twice the number obtained by reversing the order of the digits. Thus, we have
$9(10 y+x)=2(10 x+y)$
$\Rightarrow 90 y+9 x=20 x+2 y$
$\Rightarrow 20 x+2 y-90 y-9 x=0$
$\Rightarrow 11 x-88 y=0$
$\Rightarrow 11(x-8 y)=0$
$\Rightarrow x-8 y=0$
So, we have the systems of equations
$x+y=9$
$x-8 y=0$
Here $x$ and $y$ are unknowns. We have to solve the above systems of equations for $x$ and $y$.
Substituting $x=8 y$ from the second equation to the first equation, we get
$8 y+y=9$
$\Rightarrow 9 y=9$
$\Rightarrow y=\frac{9}{9}$
$\Rightarrow y=1$
Substituting the value of y in the second equation, we have
$x-8 \times 1=0$
$\Rightarrow x-8=0$
$\Rightarrow x=8$
Hence, the number is $10 \times 1+8=18$.
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