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The Sum and Difference of Two Digit Reversible Numbers
Michael P. GreaneyAbstract:
The author presents a simple method of calculating the sum and difference of two, two digit reversible numbers. The method facilitates mental arithmetic.Let
a
and
b
be two, two digit reversible numbers comprised of the digits
 x
and
 y
, e.g. if 
a
= 74 then
b
= 47,
 x
= 7 and
 y
= 4.The sum and difference of these two numbers is simply
)(11
y xba
+=+
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (1)
( )
 y xba
−=−
9
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (2)Take, for example, the numbers 74 and 47.
( )
47114774
+=+
1
 
121
=
( )
4794774
−=−
 
27
=
This can be shown quite simply.Let
 y xa
+=
10
 x yb
+=
10
then
 x y y xba
+++=+
1010
 
( )
 y x y x y y x x
+=+=+++=
1111111010
and
)10(10
x y y xba
+−+=−
 
( )
 y x y x y y x x  x y y x
−=−=−−−= −−+=
99910101010
The mean of the sum and difference of the two numbers gives the first of the tworeversible numbers, i.e.
( ) ( )
aababa
==−++
22121
1
Remember the rule for multiplying a two digit number by 11: move the tens digit into the hundreds position and put the sum of the two digits in the tens position, so 18 x 11 = 198.
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