2005 AMC 10A Problems/Problem 16
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[hide]Problem
The sum of the digits of a two-digit number is subtracted from the number. The units digit of the result is . How many two-digit numbers have this property?
Solution 1
Let the number be where and are the tens and units digits of the number.
So must have a units digit of
This is only possible if , so is the only way this can be true.
So the numbers that have this property are .
Therefore the answer is
Solution 2
Let a two-digit number equal , where and are the tens and units digits of the number.
From the problem, we have
Now let , where and are the tens and units digits of the number. Then it must be that as stated in the problem.
Note that ends in , but ends in , so . We need not to care about , since it cancels out in the calculation.
So the answer is , since there are numbers that have .
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