Question 525598: What two numbers when added equal negative 63, and when the second number is subtracted from the first they equal negative 41. Answer by Maths68(1474) (Show Source):
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Let
First Number = x
Second Number = y
x+y=-63........(1)
x-y=41.........(2)
Add (1) to (2)
x+y=-63
x-y=41
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2x=-22
2x/2=-22/2
x=-11
Put the value of x in (1)
x+y=-63
-11+y=-63
y=-63+11
y=-52
First Number = x = -11
Second Number = y = -52
Check
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Two numbers when added equal negative 63
-11-52=-63
-63=-63
The second number is subtracted from the first they equal negative 41.
-11-(-52)=41
-11+52=41
41=41
