SOLUTION: The difference between two numbers is 4. Two times the smaller number minus four times the larger is -28. What are the numbers?

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Question 337615: The difference between two numbers is 4. Two times the smaller number minus four times the larger is -28. What are the numbers?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let A be the larger, B the smaller.
1.A-B=4
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2B-4A=-28
2.B-2A=-14
Add eq. 1 and eq. 2,
A-B%2BB-2A=4-14
-A=-10
highlight%28A=10%29
Then from eq. 1,
10-B=4
highlight%28B=6%29