SOLUTION: Hi I am having a problem answering this question. The sum of two numbers is -1. Five times the first number equals 3 times the second number. Find the two numbers. Could you ple

Question 311363: Hi I am having a problem answering this question.
The sum of two numbers is -1. Five times the first number equals 3 times the second number. Find the two numbers.
Could you please help me find the answer and show me how to do it? Thanks
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let A and B be your numbers.
"sum of two numbers is -1"
1.
"Five times the first number equals 3 times the second number"
2.
From eq. 1,

Multiply both sides by 5,

Now substitute eq. 2 into eq. 1,

Then from eq. 2,

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