SOLUTION: The sum of two Numbers is -2. If twice the smaller number is added to three times the larger, the result is 1. Find the two numbers.

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Question 104150: The sum of two Numbers is -2. If twice the smaller number is added to three times the larger, the result is 1. Find the two numbers.
Answer by checkley75(3666) About Me  (Show Source):
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X+Y=-2 OR X=-Y-2
2X+3Y=1 NOW REPLACE X WITH (-Y-2) & SOLVE FOR Y
2(-Y-2)+3Y=1
-2Y-4+3Y=1
Y=1+4
Y=5 ANSWER.
X+5=-2
X=-2-5
X=-7 ANSWER.
PROOF
2*-7+3*5=1
-14+15=1
1=1