I have fewer ones than tens. the value of my tens is 20 what two numbers can I be
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Let's solve this step-by-step.
1. We are given that the value of the tens is 20. This means that the number of tens in our unknown number is 20.
2. We are also given that the number of ones is fewer than the number of tens. Since the number of tens is 20, the number of ones must be less than 20.
3. To find the possible numbers, we need to consider all the combinations of the tens and ones that satisfy the given conditions.
Let's list all the possible combinations where the number of ones is less than 20:
- 11 (1 one and 20 tens)
- 12 (2 ones and 20 tens)
- 13 (3 ones and 20 tens)
- ...
- 19 (19 ones and 20 tens)
4. From the list above, we can see that the possible numbers are 11, 12, 13, ..., 19.
Therefore, you can be any of the numbers from 11 to 19.
To find the two numbers that satisfy the given conditions, we can consider the following information:
1. The value of the tens is 20.
2. The number has fewer ones than tens.
Let's use a trial and error approach to find the answers:
Since the value of the tens is 20, it means that one of the two numbers is a multiple of 10. Let's assume the number with fewer ones is the multiple of 10.
We will start by considering the number as 10. In this case, the value of the ones would be 9 (since the number has fewer ones than tens).
Now, let's calculate the value of the number: 10 (tens) + 9 (ones) = 19. However, this does not match the given information that the value of the tens is 20.
Next, let's consider the number as 20 and calculate the value of the ones:
20 (tens) + 19 (ones) = 39.
This satisfies all the given conditions. Therefore, the two numbers that can satisfy the conditions are 20 and 19.
Note: Since the question does not specify if the numbers should be positive integers, there may be other valid combinations.