SOLUTION: Four times a number minus twice another number is -16. The sum of the two numbers is -1.

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Question 531541: Four times a number minus twice another number is -16. The sum of the two numbers is -1.
Answer by oberobic(2304) About Me  (Show Source):
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x + y = -1
so
x = -y-1
.
4x -2y = -16
.
substitute
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4(-y -1) -2y = -16
.
-4y -4 -2y = -16
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-6y = -12
.
y = 2
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x + y = -1
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x + 2 = -1
.
x = -3
.
Answer: x = -3, y = 2
.
Done.