SOLUTION: Solve the problem. 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 339069: Solve the problem. 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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1.A-B=4
2.2B-4A=-28
Multiply eq. 1 by (2) and add to eq. 2,
2A-2B%2B2B-4A=8-28
-2A=-20
highlight%28A=10%29
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10-B=4
highlight%28B=6%29