Question

There are two numbers of two digits each such that the tens digit of the first number is 3/2 times the tens digit of the second number, while the sum of these two number is 158.find the difference between them?

Answer 1

X/y=3/2=>x=3 . y=2
x+y=5
x________3______?
x+y_____5______158
x=3.158/5=74.8
74.8+y=158
=>
y=158-74.8
y=123.2

Answer 2

let first digit of one number be x then second= 1.5x
also 10x + y + 15x + z = 158
25x + y + z = 158

Answer 3

can you suggest how we continue?
remember that x, y and z must be positive whole numbers

Answer 4

its a good bet that x = 6 and y + z = 8

Answer 5

in fact that must be the case for if x = 5 then z + y would be 158-125 = 33 which is impossible because x and y are single digits.

Answer 6

If we assume first no as x and 2nd as y then itbecomes x=3/2y isnt it?

Answer 7

yes thats the same as 1.5x

Answer 8

no (3/2) x

Answer 9

the first digits are 6 and 9

2 numbers are 6y and 9z

Answer 10

and y + z = 8

so there is no unique answer to this question
possible values of x and y are 3 and 5 ,or 1 and 7 etc

Answer 11

- unless i've missed something here....

Answer 12

Ans is 36 I dnt knw how..

Answer 13

Can u explain?

Answer 14

Ans is 36 I dnt knw how..

Answer 15

If we assume first no as x and 2nd as y then itbecomes x=3/2y isnt it?

Answer 16

Is anything else given?
ANYTHING?

Answer 17

Let the 2 numbers be : 10a+b , and 10c+d where a & b are integers from 1 to 9, and c & d from 0 to 9.
Then, as given, a=(3/2) c .
choice of c is restricted, since 'a' needs to be integer. So, c must be even.
2,4,6,8 options are checked and one can easily arrive at the only possibility of
c = 6 and a =9
possible pairs can be (90, 68), (91,67), (92, 66), (93,65), (94,64), (95,63), (96,62), (97,61), (98,60) .

Hence, there's no unique answer to the question, but 36 obviously is one of the possibilities : (97,61)

So, either you forgot to mention something, or in the options given maybe only 36 is there among the possible answers.

I can't help any more in this question.

Answer 18

So it is hit and trial!
Any other direct way?