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Number theory Difficulty 2.0 Junior Find the answer United Kingdom

The digits of both the two-digit numbers in the first calculation below have been reversed to give the two-digit numbers in the second calculation. The answers to the two calculations are the same. 62×13=80662 \times 13 = 806, 26×31=80626 \times 31 = 806. For which one of the calculations below is the same thing true?

(A) 25×3625 \times 36 (B) 34×4234 \times 42 (C) 54×5654 \times 56 (D) 42×4842 \times 48 (E) 32×4332 \times 43

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