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<math>\textbf{(A) }5\qquad\textbf{(B) }7\qquad\textbf{(C) }9\qquad\textbf{(D) }11\qquad \textbf{(E) }12</math>
 
<math>\textbf{(A) }5\qquad\textbf{(B) }7\qquad\textbf{(C) }9\qquad\textbf{(D) }11\qquad \textbf{(E) }12</math>
  
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==Solutions==
  
==Solutions==  hi- ninjaboi200
 
 
===Solution 1===
 
===Solution 1===
  
 
We can write the two digit number in the form of <math>10a+b</math>; reverse of <math>10a+b</math> is <math>10b+a</math>. The sum of those numbers is:
 
We can write the two digit number in the form of <math>10a+b</math>; reverse of <math>10a+b</math> is <math>10b+a</math>. The sum of those numbers is:
 
<cmath>(10a+b)+(10b+a)=132</cmath><cmath>11a+11b=132</cmath><cmath>a+b=12</cmath>
 
<cmath>(10a+b)+(10b+a)=132</cmath><cmath>11a+11b=132</cmath><cmath>a+b=12</cmath>
We can use brute force to find order pairs <math>(a,b)</math> such that <math>a+b=12</math>. Since <math>a</math> and <math>b</math> are both digits, both <math>a</math> and <math>b</math> have to be integers less than <math>10</math>. Thus our ordered pairs are <math>(3,9); (4,8); (5,7); (6,6); (7,5); (8,4); (9,3)</math> or <math>\boxed{\textbf{(B)} 7}</math> ordered pairs.
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We can use brute force to find order pairs <math>(a,b)</math> such that <math>a+b=12</math>. Since <math>a</math> and <math>b</math> are both digits, both <math>a</math> and <math>b</math> have to be integers less than <math>10</math>. Thus, our ordered pairs are <math>(3,9); (4,8); (5,7); (6,6); (7,5); (8,4); (9,3)</math>; or <math>\boxed{\textbf{(B)} 7}</math> ordered pairs.
  
===Solution 2 -SweetMango77===
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Since the numbers are “mirror images,” their average has to be <math>\frac{132}{2}=66</math>. The highest possible value for the tens digit is <math>9</math> because it is a two-digit number. <math>9-6=3</math>, and <math>6-3=3</math>, so our lowest tens digit is <math>3</math>. The numbers between <math>9</math> and <math>3</math> inclusive is <math>9-3+1=\boxed{\text{(B)}\;7}</math> total possibilities.
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==Video Solution (CREATIVE THINKING!!!)==
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https://youtu.be/G_0KQJhZKGY
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~Education, the Study of Everything
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==Video Solution==
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https://youtu.be/lbfbJWcVsEE
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~savannahsolver
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==

Latest revision as of 16:45, 7 July 2024

Problem

Determine how many two-digit numbers satisfy the following property: when the number is added to the number obtained by reversing its digits, the sum is $132.$

$\textbf{(A) }5\qquad\textbf{(B) }7\qquad\textbf{(C) }9\qquad\textbf{(D) }11\qquad \textbf{(E) }12$

Solutions

Solution 1

We can write the two digit number in the form of $10a+b$; reverse of $10a+b$ is $10b+a$. The sum of those numbers is: \[(10a+b)+(10b+a)=132\]\[11a+11b=132\]\[a+b=12\] We can use brute force to find order pairs $(a,b)$ such that $a+b=12$. Since $a$ and $b$ are both digits, both $a$ and $b$ have to be integers less than $10$. Thus, our ordered pairs are $(3,9); (4,8); (5,7); (6,6); (7,5); (8,4); (9,3)$; or $\boxed{\textbf{(B)} 7}$ ordered pairs.

-kindlymath55532

Video Solution (CREATIVE THINKING!!!)

https://youtu.be/G_0KQJhZKGY

~Education, the Study of Everything

Video Solution

https://youtu.be/lbfbJWcVsEE

~savannahsolver

See Also

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