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Question 397247: if one number is 4 times as large as another number and the smaller number is decreased by 2 , the result is 14 less then the larger number. What is the two numbers. The numbers i got were -6 and -12. is this right Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source):
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given:
(1) is the larger number, is the smaller
(2)
By substitution:
(2)
and, from (1),
The numbers are 16 and 4
