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Question 518741: i need help making a word problem out of 3x+5y=-13, 3x+y=-5 im totally lost
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20055) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!

3x+5y=-13, 3x+y=-5

Word problem:

I am thinking of two numbers. The sum of three times the first and
five times the second is -13.  The sum of three times the first and
the second is -5.  What are the two numbers?

Answers: x=-1, y=-2

Edwin