SOLUTION: how do you do: The sum of five times one number plus twice a second number is 2. The sum of twice the first number plus the second number is 26. what are the two numbers?

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Question 276154: how do you do:
The sum of five times one number plus twice a second number is 2. The sum of twice the first number plus the second number is 26. what are the two numbers?

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5x + 2y = 2

2x + y = 26 ___ 4x + 2y = 52

subtracting equations ___ x = -50

substituting ___ 2(-50) + y = 26 ___ y = 126