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In a two-digit positive integer, the units digit is one less than the tens digit. The product of one less than the units digit and one more than the tens digit is 40. The number of such two-digit integers is

Name: In a two-digit positive integer, the units digit is one less than the tens digit. The product of one less than the units digit and one more than the tens digit is 40. The number of such two-digit integers is
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Description: In a two-digit positive integer, the units digit is one less than the tens digit. The product of one less than the units digit and one more than the tens digit is 40. The number of such two-digit integers is

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Solution

Let the tens digit be $$t$$, so the units digit is $$t - 1$$. The condition gives $$(t - 2)(t + 1) = 40$$, that is $$t^2 - t - 42 = 0$$, so $$(t - 7)(t + 6) = 0$$. Only $$t = 7$$ is a digit, so the only such number is 76 and there is exactly 1 such integer.

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