document.write( "Question 164775: the sum of two numbers is -3. if the second number is subtracted from the first, the difference is 27. find the numbers \n" ); document.write( "
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the sum of two numbers is -3. if the second number is subtracted from the first, the difference is 27. find the numbers
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\n" ); document.write( "x + y = -3
\n" ); document.write( "x - y = 27
\n" ); document.write( "----------------addition eliminates y, find x
\n" ); document.write( "2x = 24
\n" ); document.write( "x = 12
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\n" ); document.write( "Find x using the 1st equation
\n" ); document.write( "12 + y = -3
\n" ); document.write( "y = -3 - 12
\n" ); document.write( "y = -15
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\n" ); document.write( "Check solutions in the 2nd equation
\n" ); document.write( "12 - (-15) = 27 \n" ); document.write( "
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