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Revision as of 15:00, 11 February 2021
Contents
Problem
The sum of two natural numbers is 
. One of the two numbers is divisible by 
. If the units digit of that number is erased, the other number is obtained. What is the difference of these two numbers?
Solution
The units digit of a multiple of will always be 
. We add a whenever we multiply by . So, removing the units digit is equal to dividing by .
Let the smaller number (the one we get after removing the units digit) be 
. This means the bigger number would be 
.
We know the sum is 
so 
. So 
. The difference is 
. So, the answer is 
.
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Video Solution
https://youtu.be/d2musztzDjw -pi_is_3.14
See also
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