Is there a general algorithm for these "simple" arithmetic problems?!

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Find a number with two digits such that when it is divided with the number itself in reverse order it gives the value 1 and remainder 9, while when it is divided by the sum of its digits it gives 5 and remainder 11.

My attempt:

Write this number as $z=xy$, from the conditions of the problem we have: $$xy=yx+9$$ and $$xy=5x+5y+11$$ How to proceed from here?! Is there a simpler method?

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Hint:

Observe that

$$10x+y=10y+x+9\iff x=y+1$$

$$\implies10x+y=10(y+1)+y=11y+10$$

Now $$11y+10=5\{y+(y+1)\}+11\implies y=?,x=?$$