Okay. First things first, we will distribute the -7 out to the numbers in the parenthesis. To do that, you will multiply each number in there by -7. -7 * -19c is 133 and -7 * -6 is 42. That makes the numbers become 133c + 42. We will combine like terms with -14c. 133c - 14c is 119c. The expression becomes 119c + 42. The expression in simplest form is 119c + 42.
Let the larger number be w and the smaller number be k; 5w-11=3k 3k+16=4w Reorganizing the equations; 5w-3k=11 4w-3k=16 Subtracting equation 2 from equation 1: w=-5 Replacing value of w in equation 1; 5(-5)-11=3k -25-11=3k 3k=-36 k=-12 The numbers are -5 and -12