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A two- digit number is $4$ times the sum of its digits. If $18$ is added to the number, the digits are interchanged. Find the number.

Let’s assume the digit at unit’s place is a and at ten’s place is b. Thus from the question, the number we need to find is $10b+a$.

From the question since the number is $4$ times the sum of the two digits. We can write,

$10b+a=4(a+b)$

⇒ $10b+a=4a+ 4b$

⇒ $4a+4b–10b-a=0$

⇒ $3a–6b=0$

⇒ $3(a–2b)=0$

⇒ $a–2b=0$ ……………… (i)

After reversing the digits, the new number formed is $10a+b$.

It is also given that if $18$ is added to the original number, the digits are reversed. Thus, we have

$(10b+a)+18=10a+b$

⇒ $10a+b-10b–a=18$

⇒ $9a–9b=18$

⇒ $9(a-b)=18$

⇒ $a–b=18/9$

⇒ $a-b=2$ …………. (ii)

Now, on solving equation (i) and (ii) we can find the value of a and b and thus the number.

On subtracting the equation (i) from equation (ii), we get;

$(a-b)–(a–2b)=2-0$

⇒ $a–b–a+2b=2$

⇒ $b=2$

Putting the value of b in the equation (i) to find a, we get

$a-2\times 2=0$

⇒ $a–4=0$

⇒ $a=4$

Thus, the required number is $10\times 2+4=24$.