Answer:
smaller number = - 12
larger number = -2
Step-by-step explanation:
x + y = - 14
x - <u>y = 10</u> Add
2x = - 4 Divide by 2
x = -4/2 = - 2
-2 + y = - 14 Substitute - 2 = x in x + y = - 14
y = - 14 + 2 Combine
y = - 12
4 is the right answer. hope it helps
y= -947/8
Just isolate the variables, even though this is a long, painstaking, agonizing process
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