<span>A) 3 - The third sock will match the first or second if they don't match each other.
B) 14 - It's highly unlikely yet possible to remove all brown socks first, the next two would have to be black.</span>
Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

Here, x - 2y = 14
x = 14 + 2y
Now, substitute this value into first equation,
4x + 6y = 0
4(14 + 2y) + 6y = 0
56 + 8y + 6y = 0
14y = -56
y = -56/14
y = -4
Substitute it into second equation,
x = 14 + 2(-4)
x = 14 - 8
x = 6
In short, Your Answer would be: (6, -4)
Hope this helps!