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First thing you want to do is to write this question in this form:

AB
+ BA
=CDC

Now, let's break this down - we can see that C is repeating in the addition.

Why would that happen?
What are the possible cases?

The only possible case is if C is one because it has to reappear in the the addition of A+B in the tens places!

This also means that A+B has to be 11. Since the highest possible carry forward number for the addition of 2 single digits is 1. And this also means we don't really need to find the exact values of A and B and we also have the value of CD which is 12 (1 + B + A).

Therefore - A + B + C + D = 11 + 1 + 2 = 14
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I have better approach.
when u see equation u know C has to be 1 as AB and BA max sum can be 98+89 = 187
now we can transform the equation into
10A+B+10B+A = 100C+10D+C
11 (A+B) = 101C + 10D
now put C = 1
11(A+B) = 101 + 10D

now when D =1 11(A+B) = 121 in that case A+B = 11 and A+B+C+D = 14
now check for other cases but u will not find any other multiple of 11. by the time D becomes 9
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An approach that worked for me:

10a + 10b + a + b = cdc
11a + 11b = cdc
11(a + b) = cdc -- therefore cdc is a multiple of 11

From here I did some trial and error, starting with the lowest 3 digit multiple of 11 - 121 cdc = 121 and ab + ba = 92 + 29 = 121

sum of digits = 9 + 2 + 1 + 2 = 14
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I solved it as a guess work. CDC is a multiple of 11 now how many such 3 digit multiple even exists. 1 is 121, then after that 132 - not qualifies, 143 - no, 154 - no, 165 - no, 176 - no, 187 - no and 198 - no. And that's where this ends. So it has to be 121. now the ones digit is 11 - comes with 7+4 or 8+3 etc
lets try 83+38 = 121. So you found the ans
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