Number System
The difference between a two-digit number and the number obtained by interchanging the two digits is 63. Which is the smaller of the two numbers?
Let the price of a pen be 'x' and that of pencil be 'y' Then 87x + 29y = 783Multiplying eqn (i) by 30/29 we get (87x) x 30/29 + (29y) 30/29 = 783 x 30/29∴ 90x + 30y = 810
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