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A,B >0
AB - BA
now say A= X
B=Y

now for AB, we can right A as 10X since its in tenth position and B as y as its in the unit digit.
for BA, B as 10Y since its in tenth position and A as X as its in unit digit.

AB - BA
10X+y - 10Y-X
9X- 9Y
9(X-Y)

so the difference is basically multiple of 9.
from the choices only C is not multiple of 9.
C is ans
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A. 18
B. 27
C. 29
D. 45
E. 72

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If ‘A’ and ‘B’ denote positive integers, which of the following cannot be a value of the difference between the two-digit integers ‘AB’ and ‘BA’ ?

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D. 45
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