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Algebra Level 3

Find the value of the digit c in the following calculation.

a b b a = c 4 \overline { ab } -\overline { ba } =\overline { c4 }

Note: a b a × b \overline { ab } \neq a\times b


The answer is 5.

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3 solutions

Pranjal Jain
Dec 8, 2014

a b = 10 a + b ab=10a+b . . . . . . ( 1 ) \color{#D61F06}{......(1)}

b a = 10 b + a ba=10b+a . . . . . . ( 2 ) \color{#D61F06}{......(2)}

Subtracting ( 2 ) \color{#D61F06}{(2)} from ( 1 ) \color{#D61F06}{(1)} ,

a b b a = 9 ( a b ) ab-ba=9(a-b) which is divisible by 9.

So by divisibility test of 9, c = 5 \boxed{c=5} as 5+4=9|9

Nit Jon
Jan 18, 2015

We should first notice that a b = 10 a + b ab = 10a + b and b a = 10 b + a ba = 10b+a and c 4 = 10 c + 4 c4 = 10c +4 ...

10 a + b 10 b a = 10 c + 4 10a + b - 10b - a = 10c +4

9 a 9 b = 10 c + 4 9a - 9b = 10c + 4

Since the remainder of 4 for any multiple of 10 has a ones digit of 4, we need to find a two-digit multiple of 9 which ends in a 4. Thus we realize that 9 6 = 54 9 * 6 = 54 . And therefore...

10 c + 4 = 54 10c + 4 = 54

10 c = 50 10c = 50

c = 5 c = \boxed{5}

Priyesh Pandey
Jan 15, 2015

82-28=54.. Hence u can see i've simple figured it out by guessing..

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