Question

Twice a number minus a second number is -1. Twice the second number added to three times the first number is 9

Answer 1

Answer:

The numbers are: 1 and 3.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the first number be $x$ and the second number be $y$.

Given: The difference between twice the number and the second number is $-1$. writing this mathematically,

$2x - y = -1$

From the second statement we get:

$2y + 3x = 9$

Solving for $x$ and $y$ we get:

$x = 1$

and $y = 3$

Thus the first number is 1 and the second number is 3.