[Number Theory, 3 Points] It is given that, for the three-digit numbers (abb) and (baa), and the two-digit number (aa),
(abb) + (aa) + 1 = (baa).
What is a + b?

Which of these would have been most likely to have been a carpetbagger during the reconstruction era? a) a new york businessman who relocated to mississippi b) a former slave who was able to buy land in birmingham c) a carolina-born politician who supported the democratic d) a former confederate officer who owned a farm in memphis eliminate