Step 1: Let the two-digit number be represented as:
Original number: 10x+y
Reversed number: 10y+x
Here, x is the tens digit, and y is the unit digit.
Step 2: According to the problem, the ratio of the original number to the reversed number is 4:7. This gives us the equation:
(10y+x)(10x+y)=74
Step 3: Cross-multiply to get rid of the denominators:
7⋅(10x+y)=4⋅(10y+x)
Step 4: Expand both sides of the equation:
70x+7y=40y+4x
Step 5: Move all terms involving x to one side and all terms involving y to the other side:
70x−4x=40y−7y
66x=33y
Step 6: Simplify the equation by dividing both sides by 33:
2x=y
Step 7:
Since x and y are digits of a two-digit number, they must be integers between 0 and 9. From the equation 2x=y, the possible pairs (x,y) are:
(1,2) (2,4) (3,6) (4,8)