SOLUTION: One number is 8 more than anothwr . Their sum is -12. Finf the numbers.

Question 1057704: One number is 8 more than anothwr . Their sum is -12. Finf the numbers.
Answer by solve_for_x(190) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let x represent the smaller of the two numbers.

The larger number is then represented by x + 8.

Since the sum of the two numbers is -12, we can write:

x + (x + 8) = -12

2x + 8 = -12

2x = -20

x = -10

The smaller number is -10.

The larger number is then -10 + 8 = -2

Solution: The numbers are -2 and -10.
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