document.write( "Question 165114: 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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x+y=-3
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\n" ); document.write( "x=y+27
\n" ); document.write( "y+27+y=-3 substitute y+27 for x in the 1st equation.
\n" ); document.write( "2y+27=-3
\n" ); document.write( "2y=-30
\n" ); document.write( "y=-15
\n" ); document.write( "x=12
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