four times a number minus twice another number is -16 the sum of the two numbers is -1 find the numbers

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1 answer:

lianna [129]2 years ago

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Answer: The numbers are -3 and 2

Step-by-step explanation: Let x be the first number and y be the second number

then according to given statements the linear equations will be:

"Four times a number minus twice another number is -16"

"The sum of the two numbers is -1"

From equation 2:

Putting y = -x-1 in equation 1

Subtracting 2 from both sides

Dividing both sides by 6

Putting x = -3 in equation 2:

Hence,

The numbers are -3 and 2

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