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The reversed numbers (Posted on 2005-09-16)

Both a and b are four-digit numbers and one is obtained from the other by reversing the digits.

Determine them, knowing that 2 * (a + b) = 5 * (b - 1).

Show your reasoning.

See The Solution Submitted by pcbouhid

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Puzzle Answer

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The required numbers are given by:

(a,b)= (3002, 2003), (9536, 6359)

*** Very interesting but difficult puzzle. I hope that I will be able to come up with an independent Analytical reasoning of my own.

Posted by K Sengupta on 2022-07-22 02:24:31

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