1 is added to a single digit number. The result is multiplied by 2. Then 3 is added to the result. The result is multiplied by 5. Then another single digit number is added to the result. Now the result is 79. What are the numbers used?
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Let first number be a
Step 1 : a + 1
Step 2 : 2 ( a + 1 ) = 2 a + 2
Step 3 : 2 a + 2 + 3 = 2 a + 5
Step 4 : 5 ( 2 a + 5 ) = 1 0 a + 2 5
Let next added number be b
Step 5 : 1 0 a + 2 5 + b = 7 9 ⇒ 1 0 a + b = 5 4
But 1 0 a + b is same as 2-digit number a b
So, a b = 5 4 or,
a = 5 and b = 4