SOLUTION: The sum of two numbers is -52. The first number minus the second is -30 . find the numbers

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Question 372277: The sum of two numbers is -52. The first number minus the second is -30 . find the numbers
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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let x, y be the numbers
x+y =-52
x-y=-30
..
add the two equations
2x=-82
/2
x= -41
..
x+y = -52
plug x
-41+y=-52
y=-52+41
y=-11
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