SOLUTION: Three times a first number decreased by a second number is -22. The first number increased by twice the second number is -5. The numbers are:

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Question 1012396: Three times a first number decreased by a second number is -22. The first number increased by twice the second number is -5.
The numbers are:
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F=first number; S=second number
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3F-S=-22
3F=S-22
3F+22=S
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F+2S=-5
F+2(3F+22)=-5
F+6F+44=-5
7F=-49
F=-7
ANSWER 1: The first number is -7.
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F+2S=-5
-7+2S=-5
2S=2
S=1
ANSWER 2: The second number is 1.
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CHECK:
3F-S=-22
3(-7)-1=-22
-21-1=-22
-22=-22