SOLUTION: 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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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?
Answer by edjones(8007) About Me  (Show Source):
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x+y=-3
x-y=27
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x=y+27
y+27+y=-3 substitute y+27 for x in the 1st equation.
2y+27=-3
2y=-30
y=-15
x=12
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Ed