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Count of pairs satisfying the given condition | Function to return the number of pairs satisfying the equation.
Converting integer b to string by using to_function.
Loop to check if all the digits of b are 9 or not.
If '9' doesn 't appear  then break the loop.
If all the digits of b contain 9 then multiply a with length else multiply a with length - 1.
Return the number of pairs.
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Solution in Python:

Can you provide a code to count of pairs satisfying the given condition and the other steps required?
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#Here is code to count of pairs satisfying the given condition and the other steps required.
 def countPair ( a , b ) :
	s = str ( b )
	i = 0
	while i < ( len ( s ) ) :
		if ( s [ i ] != '9' ) :
			break
		i += 1
	result = 0
	if ( i == len ( s ) ) :
		result = a * len ( s )
	else :
		result = a * ( len ( s ) - 1 )
	return result
a = 5
b = 101
print ( countPair ( a , b ) )