SOLUTION: one number is 7 less than another number. if 5 times the smaller number is subtracted from twicw the large number, the result is -10. find the numbers.

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Question 20271: one number is 7 less than another number. if 5 times the smaller number is subtracted from twicw the large number, the result is -10. find the numbers.
Answer by Paul(988) About Me  (Show Source):
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x-7=y
y=-7+x
5x-2y=-10
5x-2(7+x)=-10
5x+14-x=-10
4x=24
x=-6